2022 Clergy Packet

2022 Clergy Session

Dakotas Conference The United Methodist Church Part One: May 25, 2022 Part Two: June 9, 2022

Table of Contents

Item Covening Agenda May 25, 2022 Agenda May 25, 2022 Rules for Clergy Session Hymn: Are We Yet Alive In Memorium Clergy Business of the Annual Conference

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5-8 9-35 36-39

Biographies Provisional candidates biographies Full member candidates biographies

36-37 38-39

Recognition of Retirees Elders and deacons Local pastor

40-44 40-43 44

Ministry Appointments Northeast District Northwest District Southeast District Southwest District Extension ministry Other provisions

45-51 45 46 47 49 50 51

Covenant Prayer in the Wesleyan Tradition

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2022 Clergy Session Clergy Session Agenda Wednesday, May 25, 2022

Convene

Bishop Kiesey

Rules for Virtual Clergy Session (v) Opening Prayer

Val Reinhiller

Who may be present at clergy session (voice/vote)?

Val Reinhiller

Explanation of Process for voting on Candidates

Val Reinhiller

Paragraphs 33, 368.1, 602, 605 (2016 BOD): Clergy membership consists of deacons and elders in full connection, provisional members, associate members, affiliate members, and local pastors under full-time and part-time appointment to a pastoral charge—all of whom have voice. (Exception: those clergy members who have been placed in involuntary retirement) Only the ordained clergy in full connection and the members of the Board of Ordained Ministry may vote on matters of ordination, character, and conference relations of clergy. Provisional Members, associate members, affiliate members, and local pastors may not vote on matters of ordination, character, and conference relations of clergy unless they are a member of the Conference BOM.

Candidates will come before the Clergy Session individually. They will introduce themselves and will briefly answer two questions relevant to their particular membership and ordination track. After responding to their questions, they will leave the room; an advocate from BOM will pray then we will vote.

Election for Provisional Membership on Elder and Deacon Track—Par. 324.4a, b (Q28b) (v) Elder Track: Bryce Blank Thanael Certa-Werner Rey Colon Teresa Person Teresa Whetsel Deacon Track: Sandee Prouty Cole Election as Elder in Full Connection (Q32b) (v 2/3) Martin Avery Jeff Lathrop Jordan Louks Jennifer McDonald Jeanne Sortland Approve for Ordination as Elder (Q34a, b) (v 2/3) After provisional membership—Par. 335: Martin Avery Jeff Lathrop Jordan Louks Jennifer McDonald Jeanne Sortland Closing Prayer

Bishop Kiesey

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Clergy Session Agenda Thursday, June 9, 2022

Convene

Bishop Kiesey

Introduction and Opening Prayer

Val Reinhiller

*Hymn: “And Are We Yet Alive” (see other side)

Val Reinhiller

Who may be present at clergy session (voice/vote)?

Val Reinhiller

Paragraphs 33, 368.1, 602, 605 (2016 BOD): Clergy membership consists of deacons and elders in full connection, provisional members, associate members, affiliate members, and local pastors under full-time and part-time appointment to a pastoral charge—all of whom have voice. (Exception: those clergy members who have been placed in involuntary retirement) Only the ordained clergy in full connection and the members of the Board of Ordained Ministry may vote on matters of ordination, character, and conference relations of clergy. Provisional Members, associate members, affiliate members, and local pastors may not vote on matters of ordination, character, and conference relations of clergy unless they are a member of the Conference BOM.

Introduction of Commissioners and Ordinands

Sara McManus

Character of Serving Clergy – Par. 604.4, 605.7 (Q13)

Bob Ruedebusch

Approval of Appointments as FTLP & PTLP—Par. 318.1, 318.2 (Q17a, 17b) (v. within BAC) Rick Craig Approval of ODs to Serve Appointments in DAC—Par. 331.8, 346 (Q21) (v. within BAC) Val Reinhiller Conference Relations Issues (All votes within BAC) Gary Ball-Kilbourne • Approval of Discontinuance of Provisional Members by Expiration of Eighth-Year Time Limit – Par. 327 (Q38a) • Approval of Honorable Location – Par. 358.1 (Q39a1) • Approval of Voluntary Leaves of Absence, Personal 5 Years or less—Par. 353.2a (Q46a) • Approval of Medical Leave—Par. 356 (Q48) • Approval of Retirements—Par. 357 (Q49 a & c) • Approval for LTFT Service for AM, PE, FE—Par. 338.2, 342.2, 1506 (Q67a) • Approval of Extension Ministry outside connectional structure (Q71c) Questions of BOM about BAC Report

Val Reinhiller

Final Approval of BAC Items Relating to Ordination, Clergy Membership, Conference Relations and Clergy Character

Val Reinhiller

Acknowledgement of Retirees & Prayer

Howard Grinager

Acknowledgement of Retiring Licensed Local Pastors & Prayer Lily Grant

Rick Craig Diane Owen

Question and Answer Items from the Bishop

Bishop Kiesey

Covenant Prayer in the Wesleyan Tradition

Bishop Kiesey

Closing Prayer – Oldest clergy present

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“And Are We Yet Alive” (vs. 1)

And are we yet alive, and see each other’s face?

Glory and thanks to Jesus give for his almighty grace!

(vs. 2)

Preserved by power divine to full salvation here, again, in Jesus’ praise we join, and in his sight appear.

(vs. 3) What troubles have we seen, what mighty conflicts past, fightings without, and fears within since we assembled last! (vs. 4)

Yet out of all the Lord hath brought us by his love; and still he doth his help afford, and hides our life above.

(vs. 5) Then let us make our boast of his redeeming power, which saves us to the uttermost, till we can sin no more. (vs. 6)

Let us take up the cross till we the crown obtain, and gladly reckon all things loss so we may Jesus gain.

A COVENANT PRAYER IN THE WESLEYAN TRADITION

I am no longer my own, but thine.

Put me to what thou wilt, rank me with whom thou wilt.

Put me to doing, put me to suffering.

Let me be employed by thee or laid aside for thee, exalted for thee or brought low by thee.

Let me be full, let me be empty.

Let me have all things, let me have nothing.

I freely and heartily yield all things to thy pleasure and disposal.

And now, O glorious and blessed God, Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, thou art mine, and I am thine. So be it.

And the covenant which I have made on earth, let it be ratified in heaven. Amen.

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2022 Clergy Session Organizational Resolutions The Clergy Session of the 29th Session of the Dakotas Conference The official agenda, proceedings, vote, and minutes are taking place in two parts. Part one will happen via Zoom. Part two will be in person at the Bismarck Event Center.

1. The part one session will be a webinar format. a. Members’ presence will be noted by logging in on their individual device. b. Voting will take place electronically through the polling feature, within the webinar platform. c. We recognize six non-clergy persons are present to support the technical needs of our work together. d. Voice—questions, clarifications—of the members will take place through chat feature within the webinar platform. i. Moderators will bring questions to the attention of the presiding officer. ii. When posting a question or item that needs clarification. Please state concisely and clearly your question or concern and refer to the agenda item. iii. Members of the clergy body can request permission to speak to the body or may be requested to speak by the presiding officer. Speakers, when recognized must turn on their audio and may turn on their video.

2. Part two will take place in-person at the Bismarck Event Center. a. Members’ presence will be noted by their name tag and color of their lanyard. b. Voting will take place by a voice; and if requested by the presiding bishop, by a show of hands or written ballot. c. Voice will be given with permission of the presiding bishop.

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In Memoriam Gordon Higgins The Rev. Dr. Gordon Higgins, 86, of Spearfish, South Dakota, died on Thursday, June 24, 2021, surrounded by his family, after a years-long fight against cancer. A memorial service was held on Tuesday, July 6, 2021, at United Church of Christ in Spearfish, with inurnment following in Black Hills National Cemetery near Sturgis, South Dakota.

Gordon Francis Higgins was born to Charles and Grace Higgins on April 23, 1935, in Harvard, Illinois. He was the youngest of seven brothers. After graduating high school in 1953, he joined the Air Force, serving in Korea during the Korean Conflict.

Upon his return, Gordon earned his associate degree in 1962 from Kendall College in Evanston, Illinois. But he chanced upon a brochure on a library table for Dakota Wesleyan University at Mitchell, South Dakota. At DWU he met his future wife, Jeanne DeVries. During his time at Wesleyan, he fell in love with South Dakota. After graduating in 1964 with his bachelor of arts degree in philosophy, he traveled to 20 African countries as a tour guide before returning to marry Jeanne on Dec. 27, 1964.

Gordon attended Garrett Theological Seminary at Evanston and Evangelical Theological Seminary in Naperville, Illinois, graduating with a master’s degree in divinity in 1970. He earned his doctorate in ministry from McCormick Theological Seminary in Chicago, Illinois, in 1979.

Gordon served as a student pastor at Methodist churches in South Dakota at Wakonda-Irene (1962-1964) and Watertown First-Florence-Henry (1965-1966). He was admitted on trial and ordained deacon by the South Dakota Conference in 1965. In 1970 he was ordained elder and admitted to full membership. He served United Methodist churches in South Dakota at Custer-Fall River Larger Parish (1970-1975), Tripp County Larger Parish (1975-1976), Winner-Conkicakse UPC-Mniska UPC (1976-1979), Pierre-Blunt (1979-1980), Pierre First (1980-1987), and Spearfish (1987-1995). He then served in North Dakota at Jamestown First from 1995 to 1997, when he retired.

Gordon continued serving Dakotas Conference churches in retirement, including Hot Springs Federated, Wagner-Tyndall, and Murdo. He also served at Spearfish UCC from 2012 until his death. He was honored as Jubilee Clergy in 2012, for 50 years in ministry.

Gordon traveled throughout his life, hosting trips to the Holy Lands and vacationing internationally with his wife and children. He visited 48 states and 65 countries.

In the early 1980s, Gordon followed through on a life-long dream to become a private pilot. He flew search and rescue missions for the Civil Air Patrol from 1983 to 1997 and served as the Civil Air Patrol chaplain. He enjoyed hiking, woodworking, and cross-country skiing.

Gordon is survived by his children, John and Keren; three grandchildren; and his brother Gerald.

He was preceded in death by his wife, Jeanne, on Nov. 21, 2015.

Dale Emery The Rev. Dale Emery, 84, died on Saturday, Nov. 6, 2021, at Altru Hospital in Grand Forks, North Dakota. A memorial service was held Saturday, Dec. 4, 2021, at Wesley United Methodist Church in Grand Forks. Burial was at Bellevue Cemetery in Larimore, North Dakota.

Dale Robinson Emery was born on Dec. 2, 1936, in Poplar Bluff, Missouri, to Arthur and Reba (Robinson) Emery. He graduated from Poplar Bluff High School in 1954. In 1956, Dale married Rebecca Hall. They divorced in 1979.

Dale was licensed to preach in 1960 by the Missouri East Conference of The Methodist Church and served as a local pastor at churches in the area while he attended Southeast Missouri State University in Cape Girardeau, Missouri. He earned his bachelor of science degree in secondary education and taught high school in southeast Missouri.

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In 1971 Dale enrolled at Saint Paul School of Theology in Kansas City, Missouri, graduating with his master’s in divinity in 1975. He was ordained deacon in 1972 and elder in 1976 by the Kansas East Conference of The United Methodist Church.

On September 24, 1988, Dale married Helen Wiegandt Ertman in Drayton, North Dakota. Helen was a devoted wife who encouraged her husband in his ministry. She was active in UMW groups in churches where Dale served as a pastor.

After pastoring churches in Missouri and Kansas, Dale began serving in North Dakota at Drayton-Bowesmont-Glasston (1987-1990) and Ashley-Forbes (1990-1994), transferring to the North Dakota Conference in 1993. In South Dakota, Dale served at Hartford (1994-1996) and Webster-Bristol-Butler (1996-2001). He then returned to North Dakota, serving at Edgeley-Kulm from 2001 to 2004, when he retired.

Dale was honored as Jubilee Clergy, for 50 years in ministry, in 2010. In his retirement, he continued serving part-time at churches including Enderlin, New Rockford-Kvernes ELCA, and Hillsboro United UMC/UCC, until his final retirement on June 30, 2019, marking 59 years in ministry.

Dale is survived by his wife, Helen, of Grand Forks; two daughters: Robin (Dan) Holsteen, of Colorado Springs, Colorado, and Heidi (Tim) James, of Mankato, Minnesota; three sons: Joe (Ricki) Emery, of Bel Aire, Kansas, John (Tom) Emery, of Kansas City, Missouri, and Trent (Lisa) Ertman, of Grand Forks; seven grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren; and two brothers: Don (Bev) Emery, of Rio Vista, California, and David “Butch” (Johanna) Emery, of Colorado.

He was preceded in death by his parents and one grandson.

Steven Johnson The Rev. Steven Johnson, 69, of Alexandria, Minnesota, died Tuesday, Jan. 25, 2022, at St. Cloud Hospital in St. Cloud, Minnesota. The funeral service was held on Saturday, Jan. 29, 2022, at Epworth United Methodist Church in Valley City, North Dakota. The Rev. Kenrad Pederson, who was Steve’s friend since junior high, officiated. Burial was at the Mandan Union Cemetery, next to his late wife, Mary, in the spring.

Steven Claire Johnson was born on Aug. 11, 1952, in Lisbon, North Dakota, the youngest of eight boys born to Gertrude “Gertie” (Brickzen) and Elmer Johnson. He grew up in Milnor, North Dakota, and graduated from Milnor High School in 1970. He attended Dakota Wesleyan University in Mitchell, South Dakota, graduating in 1974 with a bachelor of arts degree in psychology and religion/philosophy.

In 1978 Steve earned his master of divinity degree from Saint Paul School of Theology in Kansas City, Missouri. He was ordained deacon and received on trial by the North Dakota Conference of The United Methodist Church in 1975 and ordained elder and member in full connection in 1979.

On June 6, 1980, Steve was united in marriage to Mary Ellen Stafney at Mohall United Methodist Church in Mohall, North Dakota. Even though they were born in opposite corners of the state, both had been baptized by the Rev. Ralph Rowe.

Steve and Mary lived a life of service, blooming where they were planted. Together they served United Methodist churches in North Dakota at Mohall-Sherwood (1977-1983), Mohall-Sherwood-Lansford-Maxbass (1983-1984), Williston-Grenora-Bainville, Montana (1984-1989), Hazen (1989-1990), Hazen-Beulah (1990-1994), Valley City Epworth-Salem (1994-1995), Valley City Epworth (1995-2004), and Mandan (2004-2012), and in South Dakota at Arlington-Lake Preston (2012-2013).

Mary passed away on Feb. 10, 2008. Steve retired in 2013 and moved to Alexandria, Minnesota. After retiring, he was blessed to baptize both of his grandchildren.

Steve was caring and compassionate. He is remembered as a counselor, a hospital chaplain, a community leader, a listening ear, an advisor, a mentor, and a friend.

Steve is survived by three children: Christopher Johnson, of Minneapolis, and Pamela Gust and Randy Johnson, both of Alexandria; two grandchildren; four brothers: David, of Emmet, Idaho, Marshall, of Pollock, South Dakota, John (Marilyn), of Belle Fourche, South Dakota, and Harris (Linda), of Bismarck, North Dakota; and his “ninth brother,” nephew Dwight, of Moorhead, Minnesota.

He was preceded in death by his wife, Mary; his parents; and three brothers: Gene, Tom, and Bob.

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Randolph Cross The Rev. Randolph “Randy” Cross, 65, of Fargo, North Dakota, passed away Thursday, March 10, 2022. A celebration of life service was held on Saturday, March 19, 2022, at Fargo First United Methodist Church in Fargo.

Randolph Martin Cross was born on Jan. 14, 1957, in Omaha, Nebraska, to Roger and Ruth Cross. As the son of an Air Force officer, he lived in many places, including Nebraska, South Carolina, Australia, and North Dakota.

He graduated from Red River High School in Grand Forks, North Dakota, in 1974 and from the University of North Dakota at Grand Forks in 1977 with a bachelor of arts degree in Latin. In 1981 he received a master of theology degree from Perkins School of Theology in Dallas, Texas.

Randy married Cheri Beth Thompson on June 13, 1981.

Randy was ordained deacon and probationary member by the North Dakota Conference of The United Methodist Church in 1979 and elder and member in full connection in 1983. He was a candidate for bishop at the North Central Jurisdictional Conference in 2008 at Grand Rapids, Michigan.

Randy served the North Dakota and Dakotas conferences at West Fargo Flame of Faith, which he helped develop (1981-Dec. 1982); Fairmount-Bethany-Rosholt (Jan. 1983-1985); Grand Forks Wesley (1985-1989); Fargo Faith (1989-1995); and Rapid City First (1995-2001).

He provided leadership to the Dakotas Conference as the director of Leadership Development (2001-2005) and as Lower James River district superintendent and director of Leadership Development and Connectional Ministries (2005-Nov. 2009). Randy then took the position as assistant general secretary for the Division of Ordained Ministry of the General Board of Higher Education and Ministry at Nashville, Tennessee (Dec. 2009-Dec. 2011). He returned to South Dakota and served as district superintendent for the Prairie Hills District (2012-2015) and Eastern Sunrise/Northeast District (2015-2020), retiring in 2020.

Throughout his life, Randy adored words and definitions, music, trivia, antiques, crockery, his in-laws’ farm in Grafton, his family and their cats, serving the church, and living life in the Dakotas.

He is survived by his wife Cheri; two sons: Aaron and Adam; one brother, Tim Cross (Cindy); four sisters: Lisa Medina (Rich), Robin Gross (Tony), Julie Wilde (Elaine), and Amy Cross; one brother-in-law, Brian Thompson (Kim); two sisters-in-law: Holly Meester (Brent) and Lisa Johnson; and numerous nieces and nephews.

He was preceded in death by his parents; one brother, Ray; two sisters-in-law: Patricia and Marsha; and his parents-in-law, Gordon and Jane Thompson.

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Charles Sommers The Rev. Dr. Charles Sommers, 87, passed away on Monday, March 21, 2022, at Deaconess Gateway Hospital in Newburgh, Indiana. Funeral services were held Monday, March 28, 2022, at Newburgh United Methodist Church in Newburgh.

Charles Richard Sommers was born Sept. 6, 1934, to Ted and Gen Sommers of Rock Falls, Illinois. Growing up he was active in sports, especially football. He graduated from Rock Falls High School in 1953 and served in the U.S. Army, 1953-1956. He married Linda Gentry on August 29, 1959.

Charles attended Asbury College in Wilmore, Kentucky, graduating with his bachelor of arts degree in 1960. At Garrett Theological Seminary in Evanston, Illinois, he earned a bachelor of divinity in 1966 and master of divinity in 1972.

Charles was ordained deacon and probationary member of the Iowa Conference in 1964 and elder and full member in 1966. He served Methodist and United Methodist churches in Iowa before training to become a hospital chaplain. In 1975 he began serving at Sioux Valley Hospital in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, and transferred to the South Dakota Conference in 1976.

Charles received his doctor of ministry from North American Baptist Seminary in Sioux Falls in 1981. He retired from the Sioux Valley Hospital chaplaincy in 1999. During retirement he assisted with the chaplaincy program at the U.S. Veterans Hospital in Sioux Falls.

He later moved to Newburgh and served as a calling pastor for Newburgh United Methodist Church. In 2014 he was honored as Jubilee Clergy for 50 years in ministry.

Charles was an outdoorsman who loved fishing, especially in the Black Hills of South Dakota. He later became an expert at fly tying, creating thousands of them. He loved reading and music and was known for his dry wit. He was someone who noticed people and made new friends wherever he went.

Charles is survived by his wife, Linda; three sons: Steven (Meredith), of Atlanta, Nathan (Marianthi), of Winter Garden, Florida, and David (Kim), of Hermosa, South Dakota; seven grandchildren; and two step-grandchildren.

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THE UNITED METHODIST CHURCH THE BUSINESS OF THE ANNUAL CONFERENCE The Minutes of the DAKOTAS Annual Conference - Held in BISMARCK, NORTH DAKOTA From (date) JUNE 9, 2022, through JUNE 11, 2022 - Bishop DEBORAH KIESEY and BRUCE OUGH Presiding Date When Organized JANUARY 1, 1994 - Number of This Session TWENTY-NINE

PART I ORGANIZATION AND GENERAL BUSINESS

1. Who are elected for the quadrennium (¶¶603.7, 619) Secretary Amber Laffey Mailing Address: 1331 University Ave, Mitchell, SD 57301 Telephone: 605-996-6552 Email: conference.secretary@dakotasumc.org Statistician JoAnn Schlimgen Mailing Address: 1331 University Ave, Mitchell, SD 57301 Telephone: 605-996-6552 Email: JoAnn.Schlimgen@dakotasumc.org Treasurer Jeff Pospisil Mailing Address: 1331 University Ave, Mitchell, SD 57301 Telephone: 605-996-6552 Email: Jeff.Pospisil@dakotasumc.org 2. Is the Annual Conference incorporated (¶603.1) YES

3. Bonding and auditing: What officers handling funds of the conference have been bonded, and in what amounts (¶¶618, 2511) Employee dishonest coverage in the amount of $100,000 plus $1,000,000 for any natural person whether compensated or not who is an annual conference treasurer or trustee or a member of their staff who reports and is accountable to a conference treasurer or trustee and who receives or disperses, or handles funds which are the responsibility of the conference treasurer or trustee and any natural person, whether compensated or not, who is an annual conference president or chairperson of a conference council on finance and administration.

Have the books of said officers or persons been audited (¶¶617, 2511) YES (See report of Journal.)

4. What agencies have been appointed or elected a) Who have been elected chairpersons for the mandated structures listed Structure Chairperson Mailing Address Phone Number Conference Council on 605-484-1502 Bob Ruedebusch 6010 Wind River Rd Rapid City, SD 57702 Finance & Admin. (¶611) Conference Board of 325 9th St E 701-426-5456 Val Reinhiller Ordained Ministry (¶635) Conference Board of Pensions (¶639) Board of Trustees (¶640, ¶2512) Conference Committee on Episcopacy (¶637) Conference Admin.

Review Committee (¶636) United Women in Faith (United Methodist Women) (¶647)

General Commission on United Methodist Men (¶648)

Elaine Roberts Dennis Holm Jennifer Larsen Stephen Perry Marsha Timm Robert Schultz

Williston, ND 58801 2204 E 1st St Sioux Falls, SD 57103 PO Box 68 Cresbard, SD 57435 404 N Linwood Ct Sioux Falls, SD 57103 2200 2nd Ave #106 Anoka, MN 55303 21645 485th Ave Elkton, SD 57026 48109 283rd St Canton, SD 57013

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Email rudy@rap.midco.net vreinhiller@msn.com

605-331-5788

ejroberts@sio.midco.net

605-324-3674

djh@venturecomm.net

605-359-6682

jlarsen@hwalaw.com

763-427-6080

historian@centurylink.net

605-695-9368

edmarshatimm19@gmail.com

605-987-2569

bomar67@q.com

Conference Commission on Archives and History (¶641)

Duane Coates

101 4th Ave N Hettinger, ND 58639

605-695-5561

dcoates70@yahoo.com

b) Indicate the name of the agency (or agencies) and the chairperson(s) in your annual conference which is (are) responsible for the functions related to each of the following general church agencies (¶610.1): General Agency Conference Chairperson Mailing Address Phone Email Agency Number Conference Board of Church and Society

Extending Missional Impact

Marty ToepkeFloyd Karl Kroger

Developing Missional Leaders Extending Missional Impact

Melissa Gall

Conference Board of Higher Education and Ministry Conference Commission on Christian Unity and Inter-religious Concerns

Developing Missional Leaders Extending Missional Impact

Melissa Gall

Commission on Religion and Race

Developing Missional Leaders Developing Missional Leaders Extending Missional Impact

Melissa Gall

Conference Board of Discipleship Ministries Conference Board of Global Ministry

Conference Commission on the Status and Role of Women Commissions on Communications

210 15th Ave NE Jamestown, ND 58401 1223 N 22nd St Bismarck, ND 58501 406 Lakeview Dr Milbank, SD 57252

701-952-3718

210 15th Ave NE Jamestown, ND 58401 1223 N 22nd St Bismarck, ND 58501 406 Lakeview Dr Milbank, SD 57252

701-952-3718

210 15th Ave NE Jamestown, ND 58401 1223 N 22nd St Bismarck, ND 58501 406 Lakeview Dr Milbank, SD 57252

701-952-3718

Melissa Gall

406 Lakeview Dr Milbank, SD 57252

605-880-4500

melissa.gall@ hotmail.com

Marty ToepkeFloyd Karl Kroger

210 15th Ave NE Jamestown, ND 58401 1223 N 22nd St Bismarck, ND 58501

701-952-3718

pastormarty@ daktel.com karlkroger@ gmail.com

Marty ToepkeFloyd Karl Kroger

Marty ToepkeFloyd Karl Kroger

701-255-1160 605-880-4500

701-255-1160 605-880-4500

701-255-1160 605-880-4500

701-255-1160

pastormarty@ daktel.com karlkroger@ gmail.com melissa.gall@ hotmail.com pastormarty@ daktel.com karlkroger@ gmail.com melissa.gall@ hotmail.com pastormarty@ daktel.com karlkroger@ gmail.com melissa.gall@ hotmail.com

c)Indicate the conference agencies/organizations and chairperson(s) or equivalent which have responsibilities for the following functions: General Agency / Name of Chairperson Mailing Address Phone Email Organization Agency Number Committee on Criminal Justice and Mercy Ministries (¶657) Committee on Disability Concerns (¶653)

Developing Missional Leaders Extending Missional Impact

Melissa Gall

406 Lakeview Dr Milbank, SD 57252

605-880-4500

melissa.gall@ hotmail.com

Marty ToepkeFloyd Karl Kroger

701-952-3718

Commission on Equitable Compensation (¶625) Conference Board of Laity (¶631)

Nancy Bohlen

pastormarty@ daktel.com karlkroger@ gmail.com nbohlen@ swiftel.net

Melissa Gall

406 Lakeview Dr Milbank, SD 57252

605-880-4500

melissa.gall@ hotmail.com

Committee on Native American Ministry (¶654)

Generating Missional Resources Developing Missional Leaders Extending Missional Impact

210 15th Ave NE Jamestown, ND 58401 1223 N 22nd St Bismarck, ND 58501 418 Elm Ave Brookings, SD 57006

Marty ToepkeFloyd Karl Kroger

701-952-3718

Conference Commission on Small Membership Church (¶645)

Developing Missional Leaders

Melissa Gall

210 15th Ave NE Jamestown, ND 58401 1223 N 22nd St Bismarck, ND 58501 406 Lakeview Dr Milbank, SD 57252

pastormarty@ daktel.com karlkroger@ gmail.com melissa.gall@ hotmail.com

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701-255-1160 605-692-7744

701-255-1160 605-880-4500

Conference Council on Youth Ministry (¶649) Conference Council on Young Adult Ministry (¶650) Director of Connectional Ministries (¶608) Jurisdictional Committee Conference Chancellor

CCYM Developing Missional Leaders

3250 15th Ave. S. No. 7 Fargo, ND 58103 406 Lakeview Dr Milbank, SD 57252

701-890-6129

Rebecca Trefz

1331 University Ave, Mitchell, SD 57301

605-996-6552

rebecca.trefz@ dakotasumc.org

Scott Ottmar Nancy Oviatt

1331 University Ave, Mitchell, SD 57301

605-996-6552

Rebecca Trefz

1331 University Ave, Mitchell, SD 57301

605-996-6552

sottmar@ ottmarlaw.com nancy@ grolawfirm.com rebecca.trefz@ dakotasumc.org

605-880-4500

cazachrison@ icloud.com melissa.gall@ hotmail.com

To be filled

Conference Journal Editor

d)

Camille Zachrison Melissa Gall

Have persons been elected for the following district boards and committees Answer yes or no.

(1) District Boards of Church Location & Building (¶2518.2) Yes (2) Committees on District Superintendency (¶669) Yes (3) District Committees on Ordained Ministry (¶666) Yes

e) What other councils, boards, commissions, or committees have been appointed or elected in the annual conference Structure Chairperson Mailing Address Phone Number Email Common Table

Jeanne Sortland

PO Box 25 Wimbledon, ND 58492

C: 701-320-1477

Human Resources

Nancy Bohlen

418 Elm Ave Brookings, SD 57006

C: 605-692-7744

pastorjeannes@ gmail.com nbohlen@swiftel.net

Committee on Nominations

To be filled

Extended Cabinet

Bishop Haller

O: 612-230-3334

bishop@dkmnareaumc.org

Camping and Retreat Ministry Records, Rules and Procedures

Tyrel Schlecht

122 W Franklin Ave, Ste 200 Minneapolis, MN 55404 1018 5th Ave SW Jamestown, ND 58401

C: 605-237-6786

tymannd@hotmail.com

O: 605-996-6552

rebecca.trefz@dakotasumc. org

Disaster Response

Lisa Johnsen

C: 605-440-3200

lisaraejohnsen@gmail.com

Sessions

Kay Braun

C: 701-232-1915

kkbndak@gmail.com

Journal Editorial

Rebecca Trefz

O: 605-996-6552

Resolutions and General Conference Petitions

Rebecca Trefz

rebecca.trefz@dakotasumc. org rebecca.trefz@dakotasumc. org

Rebecca Trefz

PO Box 460 Mitchell, SD 57301 727 Napa Valley St Brookings, SD 57706 607 Hackberry Dr. S, Fargo, ND 58104 PO Box 460 Mitchell, SD 57301 PO Box 460 Mitchell, SD 57301

O: 605-996-6552

5. Have the secretaries, treasurers, and statisticians kept and reported their respective data in accordance with the prescribed formats (¶606.8) In consultation with GCFA, we have provided complete forms to all churches as well as an abbreviated form that requests priority statistics.

6. What is the schedule of minimum base compensation for clergy for the ensuing year (¶¶342, 625.3)?

Full Connection: $47,556 Less Than: $45,631 7. What amount has been apportioned to the pastoral charges within the conference to be raised for the support of the district superintendents for the ensuing year (¶614.1a) $697,337 (to be approved by CFA & AC) 8. a) What amount has been apportioned to the pastoral charges within the conference to be raised for the support of the pension and benefit programs of the conference for the ensuing year (¶¶614.1d, 1507) $0

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b) What are the apportionments to this conference for the ensuing year (1) For the World Service Fund $251,263 (2) For the Ministerial Education Fund $84,865 (3) For the Black College Fund $33,852 (4) For the Africa University Fund $7,576 (5) For the Episcopal Fund $74,409 (6) For the General Administration Fund $29,835 (7) For the Interdenominational Cooperation Fund $6,637 9. Conference and district lay leaders (¶¶603.9, 660): a) Conference Co-lay leader: Jane Hincks, 3408 Crocus Ave, Bismarck, ND 58501 Conference Co-lay leader: John Srstka, 5604 W Cir Dr, Sioux Falls, SD 57106 b) Associate conference lay leaders: n/a c) District and associate district lay leaders: Northeast: Elizabeth Ewing-Lee Northwest: To be filled Southeast: Nancy Hallenbeck, Val Melmer Southwest: Richard Wahlstrom, JoAnn Hipple 10. List local churches which have been: a) Organized or continued as New Church Starts (¶259,1-4 continue to list congregations here until listed in questions 14. c, d, e, or f) GCFA # Church Name District Mailing Address Phone Number Date Founded 540414 TBD 005866 TBD TBD TBD

Bismarck – Celebrate Grace Dickinson Congregation

Northwest

Fargo - Calvary African UMC Mission Bismarck Rapid City The Road Sioux Falls The Collective

Northeast

Northwest

2222 East Broadway Bismarck ND 58503 PO Box 3123 Dickinson, ND 58203 4575 45th St S Fargo, ND 58104

701-202-2003

May 2020

701-590-9093

July 2021

701-232-5650

July 2015

Northwest Southwest Southeast

October 2021 July 2020 July 2022

b) Organized or continued as Mission Congregations (¶259,1-4 continue to list congregations here until listed in questions 14.c, d, e, or f) GCFA # Church Name District Mailing Address Phone Number Date Founded N/A c) Organized or continued Satellite Congregations (¶247.22 continue to list here until listed in questions 14.a, d, e, or f) GCFA # Church Name Parent Church District Mailing Address Date Launched 540972

Embrace - Tea

Sioux Falls Embrace

Southeast

540972

Embrace - Sertoma

Sioux Falls Embrace Bismarck Legacy

Southeast

TBD

Legacy – South

Northwest

2800 E 57th St Sioux Falls, SD 57108 2800 E 57th St

Sioux Falls, SD 57108 2222 E Broadway Ave,

April 2014 Sept 2016 Jan 2019

Bismarck, ND 58501

d) Organized as Chartered (¶259.5-10) GCFA # Church Name N/A

District

Mailing Address

e) Merged (¶¶2546, 2547) (1) United Methodist with United Methodist District GCFA Name of First GCFA # # Church N/A

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Name of Second Church

Phone Number

GCFA #

Date Chartered

Name of Merged Church

Date Merged

(2) Other mergers (indicate denomination) District GCFA # Name of GCFA# First Church N/A

Name of Second Church

GCFA #

Name of Merged Church

Date Merged

f) Discontinued or abandoned (¶¶229, 341.2, 2549) Include reason for each church listed.

(1) New Church Start (¶259.2,3, ¶2553) GCFA # Church Name District Location Date Closed Reason for Closure N/A (2)Mission Congregation (¶259.1a, ¶2553) GCFA # Church Name District Location Date Closed Reason for Closure 546331

SE Pierre-Mission Congregation

Southwest

(3)Satellite Congregation (¶247.22) GCFA # Church Name District N/A (4)Chartered Local Church (¶259.5, ¶2553) GCFA # Church Name District 540607

Grand Forks Wesley

Northeast

02/27/2022

PO Box 306 Pierre, SD 57501

Location

Location Grand Forks, ND

Date Closed

Reason for Closure

Date Closed

Reason for Closure

6/5/2022

g) Relocated and to what address GCFA # Church Name District Mailing Address Physical Location N/A h) Changed name of church (Example: "First" to "Trinity") GCFA # Former Name New Name Address

Date Relocated

District

N/A

i)

Transferred this year into this conference from other United Methodist conference(s) and with what membership (¶¶41, 260) GCFA # Name Membership Sending Conference N/A j) What cooperative parishes in structured forms have been established (¶206) GCFA # Parish Name Charge Name Church Name District N/A k) What other changes have taken place in the list of churches? N/A 11. Are there Ecumenical Shared Ministries in the conference (¶207, 208) a) Federated church GCFA # Name District 344101 999476 542867 999498 540700 548784 999487 549004 549243 548124

Beach Community Carrington Ellendale Grafton Hillsboro Hot Springs Park River Philip Timber Lake Woonsocket

b) Union Church GCFA # 548000 541420 546967 548603 999818 545688

Alpena United Bottineau Canistota Edgemont Elk Point Elkton United

Northwest Northwest Northwest Northeast Northeast Southwest Northeast Southwest Southwest Southeast

Name

District Southeast Northwest Southeast Southwest Southeast Southeast

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Other Denomination(s) UCC UCC PC-USA PC-USA UCC PC-USA, AB PC-USA PC-USA ELCA, AB ELCA

Other Denomination(s) UCC PC-USA PC-USA UCC UCC UCC

547324 547483 542220 546546

Garretson Kimball Protestant Parish Rugby Emmanuel Tulare

c) Merged Church GCFA # N/A d) Yoked Parish GCFA # 548000 545267 548443 542275 548682 999498 542696 541908 540824 546147 543281 999487 549004 549243 542867 / 545234

Southeast Southeast Northwest Southeast

Name

UCC ELCA, PC-USA PC-USA UCC

District

Name

Other Denomination(s)

District

Other Denomination(s)

Alpena United, Wessington Springs Lake Preston UMC/UCC, Lake Preston UCC Camp Crook UMC, Buffalo UCC Elgin UMC, Ebenezer UCC Faith UMC, Marcus PC-USA Grafton Federated, Minto Knox PC-USA Holmes UMC, Sharon Trinity ELCA, Beaver Creek ELCA Lansford UMC, Lansford ELCA, Glenburn ELCA Larimore UMC, Arvilla PC-USA, Emerado PC-USA

Southeast Southeast Southwest Northwest Southwest Northeast Northeast

UCC UCC UCC UCC PC-USA PC-USA ELCA

Northwest Northeast

ELCA PC-USA

Leola UMC, Frederick UMC, Barnard UCC Oakes UMC/Oakes PC-USA Park River Federated, Fordville PC-USA Philip Federated, Interior PC-USA Timber Lake Federated, Isabell UCC Ellendale UMC-PCUSA, Ashley Emmanuel

Northeast Northeast Northeast Southwest Southwest Northwest

UCC PC-USA PC-USA PC-USA ELCA, UCC, AB PC-USA

12. What changes have been made in district and charge lines Please list the GCFA Number beside church name.

-Henry/ Kellerton is now a separate charge (separate from Clark/Garden City) -Blunt is now a separate charge (separate from Highmore/Harrold) - Bowbells/Kenmare Renew/Sherwood are all one charge now.

-Draper/Murdo/White River are all one charge now - Mission is now a separate charge (separate from White River/Mission)

PART II PERTAINING TO ORDAINED AND LICENSED CLERGY

Note: A (v) notation following a question in this section signifies that the action or election requires a majority vote of the clergy session of the annual conference. If an action requires more than a simple majority, the notation (v 2/3) or (v 3/4) signifies that a two-thirds or three-fourths majority vote is required. Indicate credential of persons in Part II: FD, FE, PD, PE, and AM when requested.

13. Are all the clergy members of the conference blameless in their life and official administration (¶¶604.4, 605.7) None of us is blameless before God, all stand in need of the continual grace of God. We give thanks for the faithful ministries of the clergy members of the annual conference. The character and conference relations of all clergy members have been reviewed by the Cabinet and the Board of Ordained Ministry, and those clergy found to be in good standing are approved for annual appointment. All grievances and charges are resolved or are under supervisory care.

14. Who constitute: a) The Administrative Review Committee (¶636) (v) Stephen Perry/chair, Gary Rae; Alternates: Jeff Adel, Jerry Bass b) The Conference Relations Committee of the Board of Ordained Ministry (¶635.1d) Gary Ball-Kilbourne/chair, Nancy Manning, vice chair, Ray Baker, Tom Dravland, Sara McManus, Marilyn Spurrell c) The Committee on Investigation (¶2703) Clergy: Douglas Diehl, Jenene Earl, Penny Eberhart Lay: Kim Callies, Joanne Ottmar, Terry Pendergast Clergy alternates: Jerry Bass

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15. Who are the certified candidates (¶¶ 310, 313, 314) (NOTE: Everyone who wants to become an LP, PE, or PD must first become a certified candidate.) a) Who are currently certified as candidates for ordained or licensed ministry Name District Date Certified Bryce Blank Natalie Buck Thanael Certa-Werner Sandee Prouty Cole Jeff Hauser Kara Heagel Jared Cass Jesse Irvine Tyler Kopp Cheryl Nymann Bobby Postal Cory Thrall John Schomberg Janson Stefan

Southeast Northeast Southeast Northeast Southwest Southwest Southeast Northeast Southeast Southwest Northeast Northwest Southeast Northeast

2019 2017 2019 2018 2022 2018 2022 2022 2022 2016 2021 2014 2022 2019

b) Who have had their candidacy for ordained or licensed ministry accepted by a District Committee on Ordained Ministry in another annual conference (Include name of accepting conference.)

Name Receiving Conference Date Originally Certified Date Accepted by District in Other Conf.

John Hale Austin Walker

2019 2013

Minnesota

1/1/2022

c) Who have been discontinued as certified candidates for licensed or ordained ministry Name District Date Certified

Date Discontinued

Kathy Hammond Justin Jenness

Northwest Southeast

2004 2017

2022 2022

Matthew Scherbenske

Northwest

2020

2021

(Note: Once a candidate is appointed as FL or PL, they are no longer listed as a certified candidate (except the first year they are appointed when they would need to be listed in 15 and in 16 or 17). Students appointed as Local Pastors (¶318.3) are the only people who are allowed to be listed as a candidate in one conference while being listed as an LP in a different conference. Par.318.3 stipulate that students appointed as local pastors can serve in either a full or part-time capacity.)

16. Who have completed the studies for the license as a local pastor, are approved, but are not now appointed (¶315) Indicate for each person the year the license was approved: (3/4v) Name District Year Licensed Approved Randy Hedge Taylor Johnson Amber Laffey Jason Martens Alyssa Quade Brett Roes Kippy Udehn

Southeast Southeast Southeast Southeast Northwest Southeast Southwest

2017 2015 2020 2018 2018 2018 2016

17. Who are approved and appointed as: (Indicate for each person the first year the license was awarded. Indicate what progress each has made within the course of study or the name of the seminary in which they are enrolled. Indicate with an asterisk those that who have completed the five-year course of study or the M.Div. (¶319.4) PLEASE NOTE: Persons on this list must receive an episcopal appointment. (3/4 v) a) Full-time local pastors (¶318.1) Name First Year License Awarded Years Completed with Course of Study *Derek Baum Robert Blackburn *John Britt

2009 2021 2012

*MDIV 2011 *Completed 2018

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Annie Carlson *Jason Christensen *Rick Craig Tiffany Dorfman Brandon Dunham Andy Early Stephanie Eliason Veronica Fleming *Mike Flowers Kimberly Hastings Jeffrey Hauser *Delton Wayne Huber, Jr *Laurie Kidd *Paul Kimball Molly Leger *Manuel Loaeza Paul Manson *Sandra Marquardt *Sharla McCaskell * Charlie Moore Cheryl Nymann *Derek Runge *Marlin Sapp John Schomberg

2021 (2022 PL to FL) 2018 2004 2021 2018 2017 2021 (2022 PL to FL) 2017 2011 2020 2022 2005 (2011 PL to FL)

SFS-Kairos *MDiv 2021 *Completed 2009

2005 2015 (2020 PL to FL) 2018 2017 2017(Pending meeting SEdCOM) 2013 2004 2015 (2017 PL to FL) 2016 2018 2007 2021 (contingent on successful

*Completed 2010 *MDiv 2019 4 modules *MDIV 2000 SFS-Kairos *Completed 2022 *Completed 2010 *M.Div. pending 2022 12 modules *M.Div. 2020 *Completed 2014

*Rodney Ulmer Travis Voeltz *Mike Waldrop *Barry Whipkey

2001 2019 (2022 PL to FL) 2017 2004

*Completed 2014 SFS - Kairos *MDiv. 2022 *Completed 2010

SFS-Kairos SFS-Kairos SFS-Kairos *Completed 2018 SFS-Kairos *Completed 2016

(Pending meeting of SE dCOM)

completion of licensing school)

b) Part-time local pastors (¶318.2) (fraction of full-time in one-quarter increments) Fraction of full Name First Year License Awarded time to be served

Years Completed with Course of Study

*John E. Anderson Richard Andrus Tiana Bohn Jordan Buchholz Christine Cappetta Jerry Densmore Don Dinger Krista Ducker Doug Duncan Seth Duncan Connie Eichinger Tia Felberg Travis Finke *Brenda Goodman *Brian Gregg *Darla Hadrick Randy Harwood Goeff Hilton Jesse Irvine Susan Jennys

2020 2017 2021 2020 2018 2015 2007 2018 2017 2021 (as of 9/1/2021) 2012 2020 (as of 10/1/2020) 2017 2018 2019 2017 2014 2019 2022 (as of 2/1/2022) 2008

3/4 3/4 1/4 1/4 1/2 1/4 3/4 3/4 1/2 3/4 1/2 1/2 3/4 1/2 1/4 3/4 1/2

*MTS 2006 SFS-Kairos

1/2 3/4

17 modules

Zach Kingery Donna Kuper Barbara Krumm

2018 2018 2021

3/4 1/4

SFS-Kairos SFS

SFS-Kairos SFS-Kairos 8 modules SFS - Kairos SFS - Kairos *Nebraska Christian College 13 modules SFS-Kairos *MA at Bethel Seminary

*M.Div. 2000 *M.Div. 2015 SFS - Kairos

1/4

3/4

16

(2021 extension granted) Extension requested 2022

*Mary Morgan Bobby Postal *Taryn Ragels Brian Rock Judy Sayler *Charles Smith *Carli Steffes Cory Thrall *Don Vanderlip Travis Waltner Brenda Wicks Josh Willprecht

c)

2020 (as of 9/17/2020) 2022 (as of 11/1/2021) 2020 2019 (Pending meeting SEdCOM) 2014 (Pending meeting SEdCOM) 2017 2018 (Pending meeting SEdCOM) 2014 (2022 FL to PL) 2016 (Pending meeting SEdCOM) 2014 2019 2021(Pending meeting SEdCOM)

1/2 1/4 3/4 3/4 3/4 3/4 1/4 1/2 3/4 3/4 1/4 1/4

*M.Div. 2019

*M.Div. 2021 SFS-Kairos 15 modules *M.Div. 2007 *M.Div. 2004 11 modules *M.Div. 2009 SFS-Kairos 1 module

Students from other annual conferences or denominations serving as local pastors and enrolled in a school of theology listed by the University Senate (¶318.3,4) Name First Year License Awarded Seminary Home Conference N/A

d) Students who have been certified as candidates in your annual conference and are serving as local pastors in another annual conference while enrolled in a school of theology listed by the University Senate (¶318.3) Name Serving Conference Enrolled Seminary N/A e)

Persons serving as local pastors while seeking readmission to conference membership (¶¶365.4, 367, 368.3) (If not in this conference indicate name of conference where serving.)

Name Serving Conference COS \ Seminary N/A

18. Who have been discontinued as local pastors (¶320.1) Name Chris Chase Justin Jenness Matthew Scherbenske

Date discontinued

5/9/2022 3/7/2022 10/15/2021

19. Who have been reinstated as local pastors (¶320.4) (v) Name Years Completed in Course of Study N/A 20. What ordained ministers or provisional members from other Annual Conferences or Methodist denominations are approved for appointment in the Annual Conference while retaining their conference or denominational membership (¶¶331.8, 346.1) List alphabetically; indicate Annual Conference or denomination where membership is held. Indicate credential. a) Annual Conferences Name Clergy Status Home Conference John Roberts

b) Other Methodist Denominations Name Ray Sherwood Pete Grassow Tamba Clark

RE-LTFT

Minnesota

Clergy Status OE OE OE

Denomination Free Methodist Methodist Church of South Africa African Methodist Episcopal

21. What clergy in good standing in other Christian denominations have been approved to serve appointments or ecumenical ministries within the bounds of the Annual Conference while retaining their denominational affiliation (¶¶331.8, 346.2) (v) Designate with an asterisk those who have been accorded voting rights within the annual conference. Indicate credential.

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Name Shawn Abbas Steven Anderson David Bambas Tim Bauer Chuck Belzer David Cook Robin Dill Allen Finger Martha HarriSon Lorah Houser-Jankord Ben Ingebretson *Daren Junker Rick Loewen John Madvig *Warren Maxted Paul Rowenhorst *Ron Snethen *John Werth

Clergy Status OF OF OL OL OL OL OF OF OF OL OF OF OF OF OF OF OF OF

Denomination Reformed Church of America EC (Evangelical Covenant) UCC (United Church of Christ) UCC (United Church of Christ) UCC (United Church of Christ) PC USA (Presbyterian Church) PC USA (Presbyterian Church) North American Baptist Church ELCA (Evangelical Lutheran Church of America) UCC (United Church of Christ) RCA (Reformed Church in America) AB (American Baptist) CCCC (Conservative Congregational Christian Conference) EC (Evangelical Covenant) AOG (Assemblies of God) Mennonite Brethren NAZ (Nazarene) EPC (Evangelical Presbyterian Church)

22. Who are affiliate members: List alphabetically; indicate annual conference or denomination where membership is held. a) With vote (¶586.4b) (v) Name Member Conference/Denomination First Year of Affiliation N/A b) Without vote (¶¶334.5, 344.4) (v 2/3) Name Member Conference/Denomination N/A

First Year of Affiliation

NOTE: If your conference has admitted or ordained persons as a courtesy to another conference, list these persons in Question 36 only. If persons have been admitted or ordained by another annual conference as a courtesy to your conference, list these persons in Questions 23-35, whichever are appropriate, giving the date and name of the accommodating conference.

23. Who are elected as associate members ¶322 (3/4v) List alphabetically-see note preceding Question 23: Name Member Conference/Denomination First Year of Affiliation N/A 24. Who are elected as provisional members and what seminary are they attending, if in school (under ¶¶322.4, 324, 325) a) Provisional Deacons under the provisions of ¶¶ 324.4a, c or ¶324.5(3/4v) Name Seminary Sandee Prouty Cole BGTS completed b) Provisional Elders under the provisions of ¶¶ 324.4a, b or ¶324.6 (3/4v); ¶ 322.4 (v 3/4) Name Seminary Bryce Blank MDiv completed Rey Colon MDiv completed Thanael Certa-Werner MDiv completed Teresa Person SFS - Kairos Teresa Whetsel MDiv completed 25. Who are continued as provisional members, in what year were they admitted to provisional membership, and what seminary are they attending, if in school (¶326, ¶ 327 v) a) In preparation for ordination as a deacon or elder (¶326) Name Clergy Status Date and Seminary *Quaya Ackerman PE 2021 *Julie Gregg PE 2021

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*Rodney Knock *Matthew Morrison *Joleen Pietrzak *Michele Slott *Thomas Sumers *Janice Thompson

PE PE PE PE PE PE

2021 2020 2020 2021 2017 2017

b) Provisional deacons who became provisional elders (v) Name Original Year of Membership N/A c) Provisional elders who became provisional deacons (v) (Indicate year) Name Original Year of Membership N/A d) Provisional members who transferred from other conferences or denominations (¶347.1) (v) Name Clergy Status Original Year of Membership Previous Conference or Denomination N/A 26. What ordained clergy have been received from other Christian denominations (¶347.3): List alphabetically-see note preceding Question 23: a) As provisional members (¶347.3c) (v) Name Clergy Status Date Received Former Denomination N/A b) As local pastors (¶347.3) (v) Name Clergy Status N/A

Date Received

Former Denomination

27. What ordained clergy, coming from other Christian denominations, have had their orders recognized (¶348) Name Clergy Status Previous Denomination N/A 28. Who are elected as members in full connection (List alphabetically-see note preceding Question 23. Anyone appearing on this question must also be listed somewhere in questions 29-30 or 32, unless the clergy’s orders from another denomination were recognized on question 27 in a previous year.) (v 3/4): a) Deacons Name N/A b) Elders Name Martin Avery Jeff Lathrop Jordan Louks Jennifer McDonald Jeanne Sortland 29. Who are ordained as deacons and what seminary awarded their degree. If their master’s degree is not from a seminary, at what seminary did they complete the basic graduate theological studies: List alphabetically-see note preceding Question 23 a) After provisional membership (¶330) (v 3/4) Name Seminary N/A

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b) Transfer from elder (¶309) (v 3/4) Name N/A

Seminary

30. Who are ordained as elders and what seminary awarded their degree a) After provisional membership (¶335) (v 3/4) Name Seminary Martin Avery Iliff School of Theology Jeff Lathrop Sioux Falls Seminary Jordan Louks Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary Jennifer McDonald Asbury Theological Seminary Jeanne Sortland Sioux Falls Seminary b) Transfer from deacon (¶309) (v 3/4) Name N/A

Seminary

31. What provisional members, previously discontinued, are readmitted (¶364) (v) Name Clergy Status N/A 32. Who are readmitted (¶¶365-367 [v], ¶368 [v 2/3]): Name Clergy Status FE MaryAnn Bernard

Year Previously Discontinued

Previous Status HL

33. Who are returned to the effective relationship after voluntary retirement (¶357.7): (v) Name Clergy Status N/A

Year Retired

34. Who have been received by transfer from other annual conferences of The United Methodist Church (¶¶347.1, 416.5, 635.2n) List alphabetically. Indicate credential. See note preceding Question 27.: (v) Name Clergy Status Previous Conference Date of Transfer Cheryl Nymann FL Minnesota 5/18/2022 35. Who are transferred in from other Methodist denominations (¶347.2) List alphabetically. Indicate credential.

Name Clergy Status Previous Methodist Denomination Date of Transfer N/A 36. Who have been ordained as a courtesy to other conferences, after election by the other conference. See note preceding Question 23. Such courtesy elections or ordinations do not require transfer of conference membership. a) Deacons Name Member Conference N/A b) Elders Name

Member Conference

N/A 37. Who have been transferred out to other annual conferences of The United Methodist Church (¶416.5) List alphabetically. Indicate credential. See note preceding Question 23.

Name Clergy Status New Conference Date of Transfer Joel Higgins FE Iowa May 2022 38. Who are discontinued as provisional members (¶327) (v). a) By expiration of eight-year time limit (¶ 327)

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Name

Clergy Status

Jo Flesner

PD

b) By voluntary discontinuance (¶ 327.6) (v) Name N/A

Clergy Status

c) By involuntary discontinuance (¶ 327.6) (v) Name N/A

Clergy Status

d) By reaching Mandatory Retirement Age (¶ 327.7) Name N/A

Clergy Status

39. Who are on location a) Who has been granted honorable location (¶358.1) (1) This year (v) Name Clergy Status Charge Conference Membership Date Effective Amy Atkins FE 7/1/2022 Travis Krogman FE 7/1/2022 (2) Previously Year Originally Year of Most Recent Charge Conference Membership Name Granted Report Russell Whaley -FE

2014

Grand Forks-Wesley

b) Who on honorable location are appointed ad interim as local pastors (¶358.2) Indicate date and appointment.

Name Appointment Year Originally Granted Location N/A c) Who has been placed on administrative location (¶359) (1) This year (v) Name Date Effective Charge Conference Membership N/A (2) Ad Interim Administrative Location (v) Name Date Effective Charge Conference Membership N/A (3) Previously Charge Conference Year of Most Recent Name Year Originally Placed Membership Report N/A 40. Who have been granted the status of honorable location–retired (¶358.3): a) This year (v) Name

Clergy Status

Year Honorable Location Originally Granted

Charge Conference Membership

N/A b) Previously Name Elmer Brinkman Anne Geschwinder Stanley Haidle John Jarman

Clergy Status RE RE RE RE

Year Honorable Location Originally Granted 1977 1986 2002 1992

Charge Conference Membership Watertown First N/A Mitchell Downtown First Fargo Faith

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Perry Kimble Linda Renaud Daniel Rice Joel Rickenbach

FE RE RE RE

1996 2010 1977 1974

Bismarck Legacy Huron First

Grand Forks Wesley Prairie View

41. Who have had their status as honorably located and their orders terminated (¶358.2) (v) Name Date Effective Prior Clergy Status N/A 42. Who have had their conference membership terminated a) By withdrawal to unite with another denomination (¶360.1, .4) (v) Name

Date Effective

Prior Clergy Status

New Reported Denomination

N/A b) By withdrawal from the ordained ministerial office (¶360.2, .4) (v) Name Date Effective N/A

Prior Clergy Status

c) By withdrawal under complaints or charges (¶¶360.3, .4; 2719.2) Name Date Effective N/A

Prior Clergy Status

d) By termination of orders under recommendation of the Board of Ordained Ministry (¶¶ 358.2, 359.3) (v) Name Date Effective Prior Clergy Status N/A e) By trial (¶2713) Name N/A

Date Effective

Prior Clergy Status

43. Who have been suspended under the provisions of ¶362.1d, ¶2704.2c or ¶2711.3 - Give effective dates. Indicate credential.

Name Date Effective Clergy Status N/A 44. Deceased (List alphabetically) a) What associate members have died during the year Active: Name Date of Birth N/A Retired: Name Date of Birth N/A b) What provisional members have died during the year -Indicate credential.

Active: Name Date of Birth N/A Retired: Name Date of Birth N/A

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Date of Death

Date of Death

Date of Death

Date of Death

c) What elders have died during the year Active: Name Date of Birth N/A Retired: Name Date of Birth Randolph Cross 01/14/1957 Dale Emery 12/02/1936 Gordon Higgins 04/23/1935 Steven Johnson 08/11/1952 Charles Sommers 09/16/1934 Victor Eberhart 01/05/1926 d) What deacons have died during the year Active: Name N/A Retired: Name N/A e)

Date of Death

Date of Death 03/10/2022 11/06/2021 06/24/2021 01/25/2022 03/21/2022 05/07/2022

Date of Birth

Date of Death

Date of Birth

Date of Death

What local pastors have died during the year Active: Name Date of Birth N/A Retired: Name Date of Birth N/A

Date of Death

Date of Death

45. What provisional or ordained members (elders and deacons) have received appointments in other Annual Conferences of The United Methodist Church while retaining their membership in this Annual Conference (¶¶331.8, 346.1) Conference Where Name Clergy Status Appointment Appointed Jennifer Anderson Andy Bartel Stan Bockwoldt Nicole Clade Justin Iverson Autumn Krueger Theta Miller Clifford Nelson Rich Zeck

FE FE FE FE FE FE FE RE FE

Minnesota Alaska Wisconsin Minnesota Illinois Great Rivers Alaska Kentucky Minnesota (1/2) Minnesota

7/1/2017 7/1/2015 7/1/2015 7/1/2020 8/1/2022 7/1/2017 7/1/2022 6/1/2020 7/1/2015

46. Who are the provisional, ordained members or associate members on leave of absence and for what number of years consecutively has each held this relation (¶353) Indicate credential. Record Charge Conference where membership is held. a) Voluntary (1) Personal, 5 years or less (¶353.2a 3) (v) Name Clergy Status Date Effective Charge Conference DeAnn Eidem FE 6/1/2022 Rapid City Canyon Lake Thomas Sumers Joy Tracy Dean Trapp

PE FD FE

2/1/2022 4/1/2022 9/1/2019

(2) Personal, more than 5 years (¶353.2a 3) (v 2/3) Name Clergy Status N/A

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Date Effective

Watertown Cornerstone

Charge Conference

(3) Family, 5 years or less (¶353.2b 3) (v) Name Clergy Status N/A (4) Family, more than 5 years (¶353.2b 3) (v 2/3) Name Clergy Status N/A (5) Transitional (¶353.2c) Name Clergy Status N/A b) Involuntary (1) Involuntary Leave (¶ 354) (v 2/3) Name Clergy Status N/A (2) Ad Interim Involuntary Leave (JCD 1355) (v) Name Clergy Status N/A

Date Effective

Charge Conference

Date Effective

Charge Conference

Date Effective

Charge Conference

Date Effective

Charge Conference

Date Effective

47. Who are granted sabbatical leave (¶351) (v) Name Clergy Status N/A

Charge Conference

Date Effective

Charge Conference

48. Who have been granted medical leave due to medical or disabling conditions (¶356) (v) Name Clergy Status Date Effective Charge Conference Howard Baird Lori Broschat Robert Duemig Kevin Kloster

FE FE FE FE

5/4/2017 6/1/2021 12/1/2019 10/1/2020

Dayne Zachrison

FE

1/1/2022

Rapid City Canyon Lake

49. What members in full connection have been retired (¶357): List alphabetically - If retiring in the interim between conference sessions (¶357.2d), indicate the effective date of retirement. (Under ¶357.1, no vote required; under ¶357.2, v; under ¶357.3, v 2/3) Deacons a) This year Name Date Effective Michelle Brennan 12/31/2021 b) Previously Name Date Effective N/A Elders c) This year Name Greg Kroger Mark Phillips Bob Ruedebusch Glen Sayler Tim Vorlage

Date Effective July 1, 2022 July 1, 2022 July 1, 2022 July 1, 2022 July 1, 2022

d) Previously Name Darrel J. Aleson Dennis E. Aleson Peder O. Anderson

Date Effective 2011 2009 2014

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*David A. Andrews *Donald E. Andrews Royal Archer Gail L. Arnold Linda Baldock Deborah Ball-Killbourne Gary Lee Ball-Kilbourne Judy Banwart Gerald R. Bass *William L. Bates, Jr. Hazel Behrens Steve Behrens Darlis A. Berkenpas *Boyd Ardell Blumer Laura Borman Dick Willard Boyd *Allan R. Brockway Jeri Burns Chet William Cataldo Roy B. Caudill Arlyn Coalter *J. Edwin Coates Donald C. Crippen Kermit Culver Douglas E. Diehl *Theodore F. Dockter *Emil H. Eberhart Penelope V. Eberhart *Donald Elmer *John T. “Jack” Erickson *Duane A. Ewers *Gerald A. Fike *Richard W. Fisher *Bruce Forbes Richard N. Fossum Lee H. Gale Dennis R. Gellhaus *Rodney R. Gist *William Gran *Bruce C. Gray Eric Grinager Howard L. Grinager Edward Tom Haggar *Leonard K. Haggin Mina Hall Brian Hazard Rick Hazen *David Heetland *John W. Hisel Bill Hoffman Mark Holland F. Eve Hook *John A. Jacoway Elizabeth Jassmann Massingill Linova L. Jennewein *Cameron W. Johnson Ronald Johnson J. Sue Kana-Mackey John C. Katter Elizabeth Kelsey

2008 2007 2020 2011 2017 2016 2013 2016 2013 2012 2018 2018 2011 1997 2016 2012 1989 2016 2011 2015 2020 2005 2012 2020 2014 1996 2005 2005 2008 2006 2006 2000 2001 2018 2014 2015 2015 1989 2016 1998 2018 2012 2014 1996 2018 2018 2017 2020 2012 2020 2017 2007 1996 2017 2001 1994 2020 2009 2006 2014

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*Peggy J. Kieras Genie H. Kistler Donna S. Kjonaas Darwin R. Kopfmann *Henry K. Kor Iva Laudermith Thomas Edward Lavery Mary-Lee Lint *Phillip E. Lint *Richard A. Lutz *David E. Mack Deborah A. Mack Randy Maddox Gwen Mader Nancy Manning Anthony Russell Masartis *Richard M. Mayer Frank McKeehan *Wayne M. McKirdy John McKnight, Jr. Donna J. McLaird *Dwight L. Meier *Mark W. Meier *Max E. Meier Patricia L. Mersch *Peter W. Moe

2012 2010 2009 2015 2009 2017 2013 2015 2006 2003 2000 2011 2018 2019 2017 2018 2002 2018 1991 2017 2004 2002 2010 1999 2014 1998

David Motta

2021

*Lionel P.A. Muthiah Clifford Nelson Morris E. Nelson Julie Nygaard Susan K. O’Connell *James D. Patrick *Edward E. Pease Kenrad V. Pederson *Russell M. Peirce E. Stephen Perry *Calvin L. Petersen

1992 2017 2011 2016 2013 2008 2006 2015 1994 2014 1998

Rick Pittenger

2021

John Price Lucian F. Prohaska *Gary W. Rae *Eldon H. Reich Warren Rhodes Sheila B. Richards Dick Rinearson Penelope J. Ritter Val Rush Sunandkumar D. Samuel *Arthur H. Scanson Perry Schnabel *Walter J. Schott *DeVern E. Schwenn Jeanne Gaard Semrad Robert J. Semrad Mary Ann Sheldon Gail L. Shlanta-Peasley Lyla E. Siebrecht *Robert L. Simmons *Roger A. Smith

2019 2000 2011 2014 2016 2006 2019 2010 2016 2013 2010 2019 1995 2000 2010 2005 2012 1997 1998 2004 1989

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Randall Spahr Roger Spahr Marilyn Spurrell *K. James Stein Donna M. Stewart Gerald Alvin Stolp *Richard Sykes Wayne L. Tieszen

2020 2020 2017 1995 1999 2013 2000 2003

Rodney Tkach

2021

*James G. Towler *Richard A. Unkenholz Albartus Lee VanEssen Cori Waisanen Donald A. Watt *Warren L. Wenzel *A. Julian Wigen *Peary A. Wilson *David C. Wu Peggy Ann Zerface Steven Ziebarth

1994 1993 2013 2014 2011 2001 2003 2006 2005 2013 2020

50. What associate members have been retired (¶357): (List alphabetically. If retiring in the interim between conference sessions (¶357.2d), indicate the effective date of retirement.) (Under ¶357.1, no vote required; under ¶357.2, v; under ¶357.3, v 2/3) a) This year Name Date Effective N/A b) Previously Name Date Effective David Birkeland Muriel A. Oates Marvin Winstryg

2018 2003 2010

51. Who have been recognized as retired local pastors (¶320.5): a) This year Name Ken Mund Mark Turner

Date Effective

July 1, 2022 July 1, 2022

b) Previously Name Ken Ballard Fern M. Bailey John Bergh Martha Brandt Larry N. Guenther Becky Holten Gary H. Johnson James Konsor Marlyn Kuper Kris Larson Tom C Petersen Jan C. Price Melanie Reiners Grace C. Rhodes David Severtson Raenelle Sorensen Rae L. Speiser Jeff Vore

Date Effective 2021 2013 2016 2019 2007 2018 2016 2019 2001 July 1, 2020 2015 2012 2018 2012 2019 2018 2011 Nov. 1, 2019

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52. What is the number of clergy members of the Annual Conference: a) By appointment category and conference relationship NOTES: (1) Where applicable, the question numbers on this report form corresponding to each category have been placed in parenthesis following the category title. Where these question numbers appear, the number reported in that category should agree with the number of names listed in the corresponding questions.

(2) For the three categories of Appointments to Extension Ministries, report as follows: ¶344.1a, c): the number of clergy members appointed within United Methodist connectional structures, including district superintendents, or to an ecumenical agency. ¶344.1b): the number of clergy members appointed to extension ministries, under endorsement by the Division of Chaplains and Related Ministries of the General Board of Higher Education and Ministry. ¶344.1d): the number of clergy members appointed to other valid ministries, confirmed by a two-thirds vote of the Annual Conference.

Note: Report those in extension ministry in one category only.

See the Discipline paragraphs indicated for more detailed description of these appointment categories.

Note: Those approved to serve as a local pastor, but not currently under appointment, are not counted as clergy members of the conference.

Categories

Pastors and deacons whose primary appointment is to a Local Church (¶¶331.1c, 339) (74) Deacons (in full connection and provisional) serving Beyond the Local Church (¶331.1a, b) (72a, b) Appointments to Extension Ministries (¶316.1; 344.1a, c) (71a) Appointments to Extension Ministries (¶316.1; 344.1b) (71b) Appointments to Extension Ministries (¶316.1; 344.1d) (71c) Appointments to Attend School (¶331.3) (73) Appointed to Other Annual Conferences (45) On Leave of Absence (46a,b) On Family Leave (46a) On Sabbatical Leave (47) On Medical Leave(48) On Transitional Leave (46a,b) Retired (49, 50, 51) Total Number, Clergy Members Grand Total, All Conference Clergy Members

Deacons in Full Connection

Elders in Full Connection

Provisional Deacons

Provisional Elders

Associate Members & Affiliate Members With Vote

Fulltime Local Pastors

Parttime Local Pastors

3

45

1

11

1

28

32

2

xxxxxx

0

xxxxxx

xxxxxxxxxxxxxx

xxxxxxx

xxxxxxx

xxxxxx

13

xxxxxx

0

0

1

2

xxxxxx

3

xxxxxx

0

0

0

0

xxxxxx

11

xxxxxx

1

0

2

1

0

0

0

0

0

xxxxxxx

xxxxxxx

0

9

0

0

0

xxxxxxx

xxxxxxx

0 0 0 0 0 1

2 0 0 5 0 148

0 0 0 0 0 0

1 0 0 0 0 0

0 0 0 0 0 3

xxxxxxx xxxxxxx xxxxxxx xxxxxxx xxxxxxx xxxxxxx

xxxxxxx xxxxxxx xxxxxxx xxxxxxx xxxxxxx xxxxxxx

6

236

1

13

4

31

35

326

28

29

MultiRacial Grand Total, All Conference Clergy Members*

Native American Pacific Islander White

Hispanic

Black

Asian

Categories

b)

0 0 0 0

0

5 0

5

0

1 0

1

Female

0 0 0 0

Male

NonBinary

Deacons in Full Connection

172

161 4

1

4 2 0 0

Male

64

64 0

0

0 0 0 0

Female

NonBinary

Elders in Full Connection

0

0 0

0

0 0 0 0

Male

1

1 0

0

0 0 0 0

Female

NonBinary

Provisional Deacons

6

5 0

0

0 0 1 0

Male

326

7

4 2

0

1 0 0 0

Female

NonBinary

Provisional Elders

Clergy Demographics

2 0 2

2

0

0 0 0

Female

Female

2 0

0

0 0 0

Male

Male

NonBinary

Associate Members & Affiliate Members with Vote

21

20 0

0

0 0 1 0

Male

10

10 0

0

0 0 0 0

Female

Full time Local Pastors

By gender and racial/ethnic identification NOTE: See the instruction for item 57 for guidelines to assist in the racial/ethnic identification count.

NonBinary

20

15

15 0

20

0

0

0 0 0 0

Female

0

0 0 0 0

Male

NonBinary

Part–time Local Pastors

PART III CERTIFICATION IN SPECIALIZED MINISTRY Note: Indicate credential of persons in Part III: FD, FE, PD, PE, AM, FL, PL, and LM. 53. Who are the candidates in process for certification in specialized ministry Name Clergy/Lay Status Marilyn Spurrell

RE

Specialized Ministry Spiritual Formation

54. Who is certified in specialized ministry - List the areas of specialized ministry.

Name Clergy/Lay Status Specialized Ministry Quaya Ackerman PE Spiritual Formation Michelle Brennan FD Associate in Christian Education Debra Ball-Kilbourne Duane Ewers Carolyn Knight Valerie Reinhiller Pat Unkenholz

RE RE Lay FD DR

Minister in Christian Education Minister in Christian Education Associate in Christian Education Minister in Christian Education Associate in Music

55. Who are transferred in as a certified person in specialized ministry Name Clergy/Lay Status Specialized Ministry N/A

Sending Conference

56. Who are transferred out as a certified person in specialized ministry Name Clergy/Lay Status Specialized Ministry N/A

Receiving Conference

57. Who have been removed as a certified person in specialized ministry Name Clergy/Lay Status N/A

Specialized Ministry

PART IV CERTIFIED LAY MINISTRY 58. Who are certified as lay ministers (¶ 268, and 666.10) (List alphabetically, by district) Name District Sharon DuVal Northwest Joanne Singery Johnson Northeast Beata Ferris Southwest Pam Karlen Southeast Becky Krause Northeast Janet Madsen Southwest Carol Olson Northeast Anne Osborne Northwest Justin Trent Southwest Richard Wahlstrom Southwest

PART V DIACONAL MINISTERS (Paragraph numbers in questions 64-71 refer to the 1992 Book of Discipline) 59. Who are transferred in as diaconal ministers (¶312) Name Previous Annual Conference N/A

Date

60. Who are transferred out as diaconal ministers (¶312) Name Previous Annual Conference N/A

Date

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61. Who have had their conference relationship as diaconal ministers terminated by Annual Conference action (¶313.3) (Under ¶313.3a, no vote; under ¶313.3b, v 2/3) Name Date Effective N/A 62. What diaconal ministers have died during the year a) Effective: Name Date of Birth N/A b) Retired: Name Date of Birth N/A

Date of Death

Date of Death

63. What diaconal ministers have been granted leaves of absence under ¶313.1a, c, d) (disability, study/sabbatical, or personal leave): (v) Name Type of Leave Date Originally Granted N/A 64. What diaconal ministers have been granted an extended leave (¶313.1e): Name Date Originally Granted N/A 65. Who have returned to active status from extended leave (¶313.1e) (v) Name Date Originally Granted N/A 66. Who have taken the retired relationship to the Annual Conference as diaconal ministers (¶313.2): (Under ¶313.2b, v 2/3) a) This year Name Date Effective N/A b) Previously Name Date Effective Pat Unkenholz

7/1/1993

PART VI APPOINTMENTS AND CONCLUDING BUSINESS 67. Who are approved for less than full-time service a) What associate members and elders (full and provisional) are approved for appointment to less than full-time service, what is the total number of years for which such approval has been granted to each, and for what fraction of full-time of service (in one-quarter, one-half, or three-quarter increments) is approval granted (¶¶338.2, 342.2, 1506) (v 2/3, after 8 years v 3/4): Name Appointment Fraction of Full-Time Service Jennifer Hallenbeck-Orr Jan Gross Ron Olson Mark Tracy

Bismarck McCabe Dell Rapids Hurley Watertown Cornerstone

¾ time, 5th year ¾ time, 2nd year ¾-time, 5th year ½ time, 1st year

b) What deacons in full connection and provisional deacons are approved for appointment to less than full-time service (¶331.7) Name Appointment Fraction of Full-Time Service Melissa Gall Luke Smith

Milbank Parkview Watertown Cornerstone

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½ time,3rd year ¼-time, 7th year

68. Who have been appointed as interim pastors under the provisions of ¶338.3 since the last session of the annual conference, and for what period Name Appointment Start Date End Date Roy Caudill Randy Harwood Paul Lint Marilyn Spurrell

Sioux Falls Hilltop Arthur (1/2) Valley City Epworth Faulkton

3/7/2022 11/1/2021 1/1/2022 2/1/2022

6/30/2022 6/30/2022 6/30/2022 6/30/2022

69. What elders, deacons (full connection and provisional), associate members, local and supply pastors are appointed to ministry to the local church and where are they appointed for the ensuing year (Attach a list.) See Ministry Appointments in the Journal.

70. What changes have been made in appointments since the last annual conference session (Attach list. Include and identify Appointments Beyond the Local Church (Deacons) and Appointments to Extension Ministries (Elders). Give effective dates of all changes.)

Date 7/1/2021 7/1/2021

Name Mark Johnsen Keihwan Ryoo

Status FE FE

7/1/2021 7/19/2021

Blaine Wilson Allen Finger

CLM OF

8/1/2021 8/1/2021 8/1/2021 8/1/2021 8/30/2021 9/1/2021 9/1/2021 9/1/2021 9/1/2021 9/1/2022 9/15/2022 10/1/2021 10/1/2021

Jeff Vore Jordan Minnich-Kjesbo Tom Dravland Steve Wynkoop Justin Iverson Cory Thrall Jerry Bottger Seth Duncan Annie Carlson Kay Asche Julie Gregg Quaya Ackerman Cory Thrall

RL SY SY SY FE PL SY PL PL SY PE PE PL

From (Appointment/District) Rapid City Rapid Valley Ext – General Board of Global Ministries/ Korean Ministry

To (Appointment/District) Extension to Brookings UCC Ext – Executive Secretary of the Korean Caucus of the United Methodist Church None Gayville-Volin (1/4) None (other denomination – North Elgin Bethesda UMC/ Elgin American Baptist Church) Ebenezer UCC (1/4) Retirement Gayville-Volin (1/4) None Vermillion Lyman County Parish (1/4) None Cavalier None Transition Leave of Absence Appointment to Attend School No appointment Washburn/ Center (1/4) None Lyman County Parish (1/4) Cresbard/ Tolstoy (3/4) as lay supply Cresbard/ Tolstoy (3/4) as LLP Washburn/ Center (3/4) as lay supply Washburn/ Center (3/4) as LLP None Hazen Garretson (1/4) Garretson (1/4) & Extension (1/2) Arthur Rapid City Rapid Valley Washburn/ Center (1/4) Washburn/ Center (1/4) & Ext. to new church start in Bismarck (1/2) Lyman County (1/4) No Assignment Minot Faith as LLP None - Terminated as LLP Leave of Absence Minot Vincent

10/1/2022 Beata Ferris 10/15/2021 Matthew Scherbenske 11/1/2021 Mark Ehrmantraut

CLM -FE

11/1/2021

Randy Hedge

Madison

No Appointment, remain Cert.

Candidate

11/1/2021

Bobby Postal

Cert.

Cand.

PL

None

11/1/2021

Randy Harwood

PL

Casselton (1/2)

OL OF

None (other denomination – UCC) None (other denomination – Evangelical Covenant) Ext. to Canaan Moravian

Henry/ Kellerton/ Garden City/ Clark (1/4) Casselton & Arthur (1/2) - Interim (until June 30, 2022) Lisbon/ Enderlin Madison (until June 30, 2022)

11/15/2021 Chuck Belzer 12/1/2022 John Madvig 12/1/2022

Martin Avery

FE

12/31/2022 Michelle Brennan 12/31/2022 Austin Walker

FD PL

1/1/2022 1/1/2022

Jan Gross Julie Gregg

FE PE

1/1/2022

Paul Lint

FE

1/1/2022

Becky Holten

SY

1/1/2022

Ray Baker

FE

Ext. to Mayville Gran, Lutheran Church/ ELCA Jamestown First Retirement Sioux Falls Embrace (3/4) Transfer to another Conference (MN) Dell Rapids (fulltime) Dell Rapids (3/4) Garretson (1/4) & Ext. Ministry (1/2) Garretson (1/2) & Ext. Ministry (1/2) Ext. Camp Director Wesley Acres Valley City Epworth – Interim (until June 30, 2022) Retired LLP Fargo Faith – Interim (until March 31, 2022) Fargo Faith Short Term Leave (until March 31, 2022)

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2/1/2022

Marilyn Spurrell

RE

Retirement

Faulkton – Interim (until June 30, 2022) Parkriver Federated/ Fordville PCUSA Parkriver Federated/ Fordville (LTFT) as Lay Supply PCUSA (1/2) as LLP Edgeley Wesley (1/4) Edgeley Wesley (1/4) & Jamestown First (3/4) Retirement Sioux Falls Hilltop – Interim (until June 30, 2022) Sioux Falls Hilltop None - Terminated as LLP Rapid City Canyon Lake (fulltime) Rapid City Canyon Lake (1/2) Extension to MN Conference Rapid City Canyon Lake interim (1/2) on loan from Stillwater, MN Clark 353.2a) Personal Leave of Absence None Ext. Rapid City The Road (3/4) and Rapid City First (1/4) Ext. Bismarck Celebrate Greace (new Discontinued church start) Bowbells/ Sherwood/ Kenmare Arthur Rapid City Canyon Lake (1/2) Voluntary Leave of Absence ¶353 (2.a) Washburn (1/4) and Ext. New Church Ext. New church Start Mission Start Mission Bismarck (1/2) Bismarck (1/2) Washburn/ Center (3/4) Washburn/ Center (fulltime) Rapid City Canyon Lake interim (1/2 Ext. as Southwest DS on loan from Stillwater, MN Voluntary Leave of Absence Honorable Location Voluntary Leave of Absence Honorable Location Huron Associate (3/4) Tulare Cando/ Rolla/ Rock Lake Minot Faith/ Des Lacs Henry/ Kellerton/ Clark/ Garden City Watertown Cornerstone (1/2) Lead Trinity Madison Valley City Epworth Hettinger Rapid City First (3/4) & Rapid City Rapid City Open Heart Open Heart (1/4) Plankinton/ White Lake Sioux Falls Hilltop Henry/ Kellerton/ Clark/ Garden Henry/ Kellerton (1/4) City (1/4) White River/ Mission Lead Trinity None Cavalier Trinity Grand Forks Wesley Pierre First None Beresford None Blunt/ Lyman Parish/ Pierre First Brookings First Associate (3/4) Ben Clare (1/4) Holmes UMC/ Sharon ELCA/ Clark/ Garden City Beaver Creek ELCA Steele/ Tuttle (3/4) Kindred / Walcott None Watertown First St. Thomas Back to Retirement Crystal None Watertown First None (back to MN Conference)

2/1/2022

Jesse Irvine

PL

3/1/2022

Travis Voeltz

FL

3/7/2022

Roy Caudill

RE

3/7/2022 4/1/2022 4/1/2022

Justin Jenness DeAnn Eidem Dan Bader

FL FE FE

4/1/2022 5/1/2022

Joy Tracy Jeffrey Hauser

FD FL

5/9/22

Chris Chase

PL

6/1/2022 6/1/2022

Veronica Fleming DeAnn Eidem

FL FE

6/1/2022

Cory Thrall

PL

6/1/2022 7/1/2022

Annie Calrson Dan Bader

FL FE

7/1/2022 7/1/2022 7/1/2022 7/1/2022 7/1/2022 7/1/2022 7/1/2022 7/1/2022

Amy Atkins Travis Krogman Rey Colon Rick Craig Mark Tracy Peggy Hanson Duane Coates Michele Slott

FE FE PE FL FE FE FE PE

7/1/2022 7/1/2022

Rodney Knock Bobby Postal

PE PL

7/1/2022 7/1/2022 7/1/2022 7/1/2022 7/1/2022 7/1/2022 7/1/2022

Jason Christensen Thanael Certa-Werner Jeff Lathrop John Schomberg Thomas Carlson Krista Ducker Rob Salmonson

FL PE FE FL SY PL FE

7/1/2022 7/1/2022 7/1/2022 7/1/2022 7/1/2022

Marvin Winstryg Bryce Blank Jerry Bass Margaret Smith Abigail Ozanne

7/1/2022 7/1/2022 7/1/2022 7/1/2022 7/1/2022 7/1/2022

Greg Kroger Bob Ruedebusch Glen Sayler Mark Phillips Mark Turner Mark Turner

RA PE RE SY OE (MN) RE RE RE RE RL RL

7/1/2022 7/1/2022 7/1/2022 7/1/2022 7/1/2022

Ken Mund Mark Britton Brett Roes Scott McKirdy Jordan Buchholz

RL FE FL FE PL

Des Lacs/ Minot Faith Kindred Calvary/Walcott Zion Rapid City Canyon Lake Spearfish Salem Unite (3/4)

7/1/2022 7/1/2022

Laurie Kidd Shawn Stoll

FL SY

Wagner/ Tyndall None

Pierre First Ext. Southwest DS Medical Leave Murdo/ Draper Marion/ Dickey Jud Marion/ Dickey/ Jud

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Retirement Retirement Retirement Retirement Retirement as RL Bowbells/ Kenmare Renew/Sherwood (1/2) Retirement as RL Marion/Dickey/Judd None – Certified Candidate Rapid City Canyon Lake Extension New Church Start (Sioux Falls The Collective) (1/4) Hettinger Faulkton

7/1/2022 7/1/2022 7/1/2022 7/1/2022 7/1/2022 7/1/2022 7/1/2022

Stephanie Eliason Russell Masartis Tara Bush Davis Anderson Janice Thompson John Madvig Theta Miller

7/1/2022

Beata Ferris

7/1/2022 7/1/2022 7/1/2022 8/1/2022

Cheryl Nymann Amber Laffey Kippy Udehn Justin Iverson

FL RE SY SY PE OF FE CLM FL FL PL FE

Alexandria (1/4) Wall/ Wasta (3/4) None Alexandria (1/4) Beresford Zion Madison Interim Ext. 344.1(d) First Christian Church, Clarksville, TN None

Rapid City Canyon Lake Wall/ Wasta (1/2) Ethan (1/2) None Flandreau Spearfish Ext. 346.1 Kentucky Conference, Liberty UMC/ Centertown UMC Blunt/ Lyman County/ Pierre 1st (3/4) LLP MN Conference Murdo/ Draper/ White River Flandreau None – Certified candidate Highmore/ Harrold/ Blunt None – Certified candidate Appointment to Attend School416.6 Illinois Great Rivers Conference (Mascoutah Bethel UMC

71. What elders (full connection and provisional), associate members, and local pastors are appointed to extension ministries for the ensuing year (Attach a list) a) Within the connectional structures of United Methodism (¶344.1a, c) Name Clergy Status Date Effective Extension Ministry Assignment Charge Conference Joel Allen Neil Blair

FE FE

2013 2011

Jordan Buchholz

PL

2022

Dan Bader Rebecca Eberhart

FE FE

2022 2010

Dakota Wesleyan, Mitchell SD St. Paul School of Theology Kansas MO New Church Start (Sioux Falls The Collective) Southwest District Superintendent GETS, Evanston IL

Timothy Eberhart

FE

2012

GETS, Evanston IL

Mike Flowers

FL

2014

David Jacobsen

FE

8/1/2011

Paul Lint Theta Miller Kris Mutzenberger Keihwan Ryoo

FE FE FE FE

5/10/2016 7/1/2022 7/1/2020 7/1/2017

Cory Thrall

PL

10/1/2021

Rebecca Trefz

FE

7/1/2020

Steve Trefz Eric VanMeter Joel Winckler

FE FE FE

5/1/2016 2016 7/1/2020

Children of the Harvest/Spirit Lake Ministry Center, Sheyenne ND (1/2) Boston University School of Theology, Boston MA Wesley Acres Camp Kentucky Conference Northeast District Superintendent Executive Secretary of the Korean Caucus of the UMC New Church Start Mission Bismarck (1/2) Executive Director of Ministries and Southeast District Superintendent Sioux Falls Seminary, Sioux Falls SD Chaplain, DWU Campus Northwest District Superintendent

b) To ministries endorsed by the Board of Higher Education and Ministry (344.1b) Name Clergy Status Date Effective Extension Ministry Assignment Paul Budd Bradley Kattelmann Randall Phillips

c)

FE FE FE

1985 7/21/19 8/01/05

FE FL FE FE

Mitchell Downtown First Mitchell Downtown First Fargo First Pierre First Valley City Epworth

Fargo First Rapid City First

Mitchell Fusion Mitchell Fusion Mitchell Fusion Mandan

Charge Conference

John Knox Village, Lee’s Summit MO Watertown First Army Chaplain, Fort Benning, GA Brookings First Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN Sturgis

To other valid ministries under the provisions of ¶344.1d (v 2/3) Name Clergy Status Date Effective Extension Ministry Assignment Martin Avery Tiffany Dorfman Mark Ellingson Dan Freed

Mitchell Fusion Mitchell Downtown First

2/3/2019 6/1/2021 8/31/2020 2/15/2019

Gran Lutheran, Mayville ND Luther Manor, Sioux Falls SD LifeSource Avera Heart Hospital Chaplaincy, Sioux Falls SD

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Charge Conference Redfield Sioux Falls, First Holmes

Julie Gregg Mark Johnsen

PE FE

9/15/2021 7/1/2021

Teri Johnson Paul Kimball Jeanine Kersey-Russell Shelly Matthews

FE FL FE FE

7/1/2020 7/1/2019 2018 8/1/2011

Leisa Richards

FE

2005

Matthew Richards

FE

2/15/2020

Carlisha Steffes

PL

2018

Craig Vondergeest Gary Walters

FE FE

2005 2019

Spiritual Direction, Sioux Falls SD United Church of Christ, Brookings SD SDSU Brookings, SD Platte Student Ministries ND State Penitentiary Brite Divinity School, Fort Worth TX Leisa Richards Law PC Albuquerque NM Avera@Home/ Chaplain and Mitchell Congregational UCC Avera Heart Hospital, Sioux Falls SD Presbyterian College, Clinton SC Kirk Funeral Home, Rapid City SD

Garretson

Wahpeton Aberdeen North Highland

Sioux Falls First

Jamestown St. Paul’s

72. Who are appointed as deacons (full connection and provisional) for the ensuing year (Attach a list.) a) Through non-United Methodist agencies and settings beyond the local church (¶331.1a) Name Clergy Status Date Effective Extension Ministry Assignment Charge Conference Melissa Gall

FD

8/1/2018

Laura Walters

FD

7/1/2019

Primary-Milbank School District, Secondary- Milbank Parkview UMC New Underwood School District

Milbank Parkview

b) Through United Methodist Church-related agencies or schools within the connectional structures of The United Methodist Church (¶331.1b) Name Clergy Status Date Effective Extension Ministry Assignment Charge Conference Valerie Reinhiller Luke Smith

FD FD

7/1/2016 7/1/2014

Williston Faith Watertown Cornerstone

Williston Faith Watertown Cornerstone

73. Who are appointed to attend school (¶416.6) (List alphabetically all those whose prime appointment is to attend school.)

Name Clergy Status School N/A 74. Where are the diaconal ministers appointed for the ensuing year (¶310) [1992 Discipline] (Attach list) N/A 75. What other personal notations should be made (Include such matters as changes in pension credit (¶1506.5), corrections or additions to matters reported in the "Business of the Annual Conference" form in previous years, and legal name changes of clergy members and diaconal ministers.)

Tiffany Ortman is now Tiffany Dorfman.

Kara Togel is now Kara Heagel.

Kimberly Hipple is now Kim Hastings.

Victor Eberhart should have been recorded as on honorable location since at least the inception of the current Dakotas Conference.

Francis Ulschak, an elder on honorable location since 1993, died on 2/21/2022. His date of birth was 4/3/1944.

76. Where and when shall the next Conference Session be held (¶603.2, 3)? Sioux Falls, SD, June 8-10, 2023

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Candidates for Provisionl Membership Bryce Blank Bryce grew up in Rapid City, South Dakota, surrounded and supported by family. He attended South Canyon Lutheran Church where he grew in faith by attending services, taking an active part in the youth group, going to camps, participating on mission trips, playing in the youth band, and even helping teach Sunday School classes.

He describes his first feelings of a call this way. In his earlier years he attended church because “I had to.” Over the years of experience and growth, Bryce came to accept God in his life and put his faith in the love of Jesus Christ.

He attended Dakota Wesleyan University, where he took religion classes and was active in campus ministry.

At DWU, his feelings of call resurfaced and a call to ministry was affirmed. Bryce served as an Elisha intern at DWU. The diversity and celebration of differences under one denomination is what drew him to The United Methodist Church.

Bryce received his Master of Divinity Degree from Perkins School of Theology in Dallas, Texas. While in seminary he was the youth director at United Methodist Church in Farmers Branch, Texas and assisted with young adult ministry at Canyon Lake United Methodist Church in Rapid City, South Dakota.

He has a twin brother Tanner, and younger brother Cameron. His parents continue living in Rapid City.

Thaneal Certa_Werner Thaneal’s parents are both clergy in The United Methodist Church. As elders, his father served as a pastor of local congregations for thirty years and his mother worked as an associate pastor with a focus on missions and outreach and is currently a district superintendent. Throughout childhood, Thaneal experienced many deep conversations about faith, was always a part of a church, was surrounded by faithful people, and sensed a call to ministry.

While attending Dakota Wesleyan University, God’s call to become an elder serving a local church in the Dakotas was cemented. The service opportunities Thaneal experienced, like a two-week Peru mission trip, as well as the experience of traveling to the Holy Land expanded his view on the world and helped him to see people in a more loving way. His leadership opportunities at DWU, including an Elisha internship, grew his desire to serve God. While completing his seminary education at Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary, he served as the pastor at Bethany-Calvary United Methodist Church in Milwaukee, Wiscounsin. Thaneal states that he grew to love preaching.

His family, besides his parents, includes three sisters. They continue to reside in Wisconsin.

Sandee Prouty Cole Sandee grew up attending church at Kellerton United Methodist Church in rural Hazel, South Dakota. It was there that she gained a strong foundation of faith within a loving church family that has supported her and encouraged her throughout life. Memories of growing in faith include Sunday School, Vacation Bible School, confirmation, Bible camps, and youth group. She felt a call from God at Kellerton where she served as a leader in youth group and a pianist for worship.

She spent several years in business as a software consultant but always felt like something was missing in her life.

God would continually and gradually draw her into service at First United Methodist Church in Watertown, South Dakota. First it was as young children’s choir director, then VBS and the Christmas Program teams and director roles. Then, she began serving as a volunteer on Wednesday nights with the meal crew, and eventually with the First Kids elementary program. Then leading adult Sunday School studies, a committee member for Education, Staff Parish Relations, and a Vision Team member. Finally, God pulled Sandee to serve as the Children’s Ministry Coordinator at First United Methodist Church in Watertown.

Sandee completed her deacon studies at Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary with certification in spiritual formation.

She continues to reside in Watertown, South Dakota and has one daughter.

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Rey Colon Reynaldo Colón Ortiz, known as Rey, grew up in Bayamón, Puerto Rico. His faith journey began when he was encouraged by his grandmother, attending Vacation Bible Study a few times. As a teenager his grandmother gave him $20 to purchase a Bible, a book he could not stop reading.

He attended Dakota Wesleyan University, majoring in Sports Management, and playing baseball. His wife Danielle, who he met during his college years, introduced him to the United Methodist Church in Huron, South Dakota. After graduation, Rey decided he wanted to be near his wife. So, he took a job working for the South Dakota Department of Human Services in Huron.

At First UMC, God called Rey to serve as the youth leader and volunteer in other ways. In 2018, the youth pastor left. Rey found himself going to licensing school and becoming the associate pastor at First UMC in Huron. In February of 2019, he started in the Kairos Program at Sioux Falls Seminary and completed his Master of Divinity in 2022.

Rey and his wife Danielle have four children Diego (12), Ava (11), Mila (5), and Cruz (2). Father, José, is a retired sports journalist living in Puerto Rico. He worked for one of the main newspapers as a sports editor. Mother, Marta, stayed at home with the children. Rey has a brother, Arnaldo, who lives in Denver with his wife. Sister, Reina, lives in Orlando with her husband and is expecting their first baby.

Teresa Person As a lifelong Methodist, Teresa served in music ministry at First United Methodist Church in Brookings, South Dakota, but felt God calling her to “more.” After a mountaintop experience, as part of the worship band at Annual Conference, she could no longer push aside the calling that God was placing on her life.

That summer she attended licensing school. She headed down a path that includes candidacy, seminary, licensing school, and a full-time pastoral appointment serving United Methodists churches of Huron Riverview and Virgil.

She attended South Dakota State University (SDSU) obtaining a Bachelor of Music Education (BME) with an emphasis in piano. Teresa graduated with her Master of Divinity degree from the Kairos Program through Sioux Falls Seminary. The program allowed her to take courses through Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary.

Teresa’s husband Chris works for Daktronics. They have two daughters and two grandchildren.

Teresa Whetsel Faith for Teresa has brought her to believe that God always finds a way. Growing up she was Southern Baptist. She felt that many times religion became somewhat punitive. She did not always feel like she fit in. Teresa married at the age of 21 and found herself moving with her husband, Virgil, to be close to family in Watertown, South Dakota.

The couple joined First United Methodist Church in Watertown. Teresa found a church that was inviting, and she got involved. In the following 14 years, she served in the church in a variety of areas: a Sunday School teacher, Sunday School superintendent, a member of SPRC, the visioning team, led adult Bible Studies and women’s retreats, youth leader and assisted with confirmation camp.

It was at Leadership Training Camp (LTC) at Lake Poinsett that Teresa first discerned her call to ministry. She was serving as a counselor when during worship at LTC she clearly heard God’s call. She prayed about it, talked with her husband and clergy friends. After praying over the different ministry tracks available, it became clear that becoming a Licensed Local Pastor made the most sense.

In the next four years, Teresa completed licensing school and the course of study at Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary. In 2020, she completed the Non-Profit Church Leadership Program—now the Practical Church Leadership Program, at Dakota Wesleyan University.

She has served eight years as a local pastor at Arlington / Lake Preston and at Miller.

Teresa and Virgil have three adult sons and one grandchild.

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Candidates for Full Membership Martin Avery

Martin shared this scripture in a recent sermon: “Very truly, I tell you, whoever believes has eternal life. I am the bread of life. Your ancestors ate the manna in the wilderness, and they died. This is the bread that comes down from heaven, so that one may eat of it and not die. I am the living bread that came down from heaven. Whoever eats of this bread will live forever; and the bread that I will give for the life of the world is my flesh.” John 6: 47-51 Martin grew up in Redfield, South Dakota. After attending college at the University of South Dakota, he returned to Redfield and eventually became involved in the United Methodist Church as a lay leader and worked with youth. He went on mission trips to Haiti with the Solar Oven Partners and to Costa Rica. While on these mission trips, Martin clearly heard his call to ministry.

Martin seeks to meet people where they are in his ministry. He finds himself being led by the Holy Spirit as he reaches out with others to serve in the community. He continually seeks to listen for where God could best use his gifts and talents. Martin places his trust in God and seeks God’s guidance to grow in faith.

He served in Wessington Springs from 2012-2015. In 2015 he moved to Fargo to serve at West Fargo Flame of Faith. In 2018, he served as an interim pastor at Our Savior’s Lutheran in Richland and Colfax, North Dakota. Pastor Martin is currently serving at Canaan Moravian near Davenport, North Dakota.

He received his Master of Divinity degree from Iliff. Martin also obtained a Master of Arts in Leadership from the University of Jamestown in 2019.

He has a three children Rider, Evin and Addison. He enjoys spending time with his children, family, reading and music.

Jeff Lathrop Jeff’s favorite scripture verse is, “For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith—and this is not from yourselves, it is the gift of God— not by works, so that no one can boast. For we are God’s handiwork, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do.” -Ephesians 2:8-10 Jeff is currently serving at Grand Forks Wesley. He has served the congregations of Plankinton, White Lake, and Huron First in the Dakotas Conference. Jeff also serves as the chair for the Dakotas Conference Committee on Youth Ministry (CCYM). Jeff holds a Master of Divinity from Sioux Falls Seminary, Sioux Falls, South Dakota.

extended by believers.

He first felt his call at church camp. He was afforded the opportunity to attend camp by his church. It was there he first understood who Jesus was and felt the love of Jesus. His faith has been strengthened by various struggles in life and love

He is married to Holly, and they have four children. His hobbies are reading, walking, meditating, writing, and blogging.

Jordan Louks Jordan recited this scripture in a recent sermon: “We know that the one who raised the Lord Jesus will raise us also with Jesus and will bring us with you into his presence. Yes, everything is for your sake, so that grace, as it extends to more and more people, may increase thanksgiving, to the glory of God. So we do not lose heart. Even though our outer nature is wasting away, our inner nature is being renewed day by day” 2 Corinthians 4: 14-16

Westminster Place.

He currently serves as an associate pastor at First United Methodist Church in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. He previously served the Dakotas Conference at Ethan and Alexandria. Jordan is a graduate of Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary, Evanston, Ill. While attending Garrett-Evangelical, Jordan served as a chaplain intern at the

A graduate of Black Hills State University, with Bachelor of Science degrees in History and Political Science, Jordan grew a passion to learn about cultures and strives for justice for all peoples. His degrees have helped shape his desire to learn more and discover who he will be in ministry.

He enjoys music, playing the piano, trumpet, and guitar. Jordan likes to read and explore nature. He likes board games and spending time with family, especially his wife Alyssa.

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Jennifer McDonald Three scripture passages that are favorites for Jennifer McDonald are: Psalm 51: 10 “Create in me a clean heart, O God, and put a new and right spirit within me.”

Psalm 139:1-8 “O Lord, you have searched me and known me. You know when I sit down and when I rise; you discern my thoughts from far away. You search out my path and my lying down and are acquainted with all my ways. Even before a word is on my tongue, O Lord, you know it completely. You hem me in, behind and before, and lay your hand upon me. Such knowledge is too wonderful for me; it is so high that I cannot attain it. Where can I go from your spirit? Or where can I flee from your presence? If I ascend to heaven, you are there; if I make my bed in Sheol, you are there.”

Job 28:38 “And he said to humankind, ‘Truly, the fear of the Lord, that is wisdom; and to depart from evil is understanding.’”

She is currently serving St. Paul’s United Methodist Church in Jamestown, North Dakota. Previously, she served Minot Vincent United Methodist Church. Jennifer holds a Master of Divinity from Asbury Theological Seminary in Kentucky. While at Asbury, she served a one-year, quarter-time assignment as lay supply pastor for Triple Cross Cowboy Church Arena, participated in a Fresh Expressions Pioneer Learning Community with three members of the cowboy church, regularly attended Daily Eucharist and Estes Chapel worship services on the seminary campus, and academic work.

Her call to ministry was defined through two primary channels: serving in a leadership capacity in a local church and taking an on-line introductory biblical study course. She served as the lay leader at Cody United Methodist Church in Cody, Wyoming. In Cody, she was a member of a five-person team for the church as it participated in the “Whole Church Initiative” church revitalization process sponsored by the Yellowstone Annual Conference congregational development team.

Jennifer has family in Michigan that she frequently visits. Her hobbies are: her horse, her dog, hunting, watercolors, and calligraphy.

Jeanne Sortland Jeanne’s favorite passages are: Acts 5:39: “But if it is of God, you will not be able to overthrow them—in that case you may even be found fighting against God!” Isaiah 43:19: “I am about to do a new thing; now it springs forth, do you not perceive it? I will make a way in the wilderness and rivers in the desert.”

Jeanne completed a Master of Divinity through the Kairos program from Garrett-Evangelical Seminary and Sioux Falls Seminary. She holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Food Sciences from North Dakota State University in Fargo, North Dakota, and a Master of Business Administration from the University of Mary in Bismarck, North Dakota.

Pastor Sortland currently serves the congregations of Kensal and Wimbledon. She first felt her call to ministry as a teenager when she was active in church youth group, camp, and mission work. Her life journey, through many struggles has affirmed her call to become an ordained elder.

Jeanne is married to Kent. They have four children, two boys and two girls. Her hobbies are travel, supporting my children in their areas of interest, reading, and solving the problems of the world with my husband over morning coffee.

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Retiring Elders and Deacons Rev. Michelle Brennan “In ministry, we tend to get focused on immediate results. It is important to remember that I am planting seeds for someone else to harvest later,” said Rev. Michelle Brennan, who retired as a deacon on December 31, 2021.

“During my ministry, I have been harvesting someone else’s planting.”

Her ministry journey has connected people to quality experiences that enhance their relationship with Jesus.

Pastor Michelle is quick to point out that ministry is not about quantity.

Michelle Brennan grew up on a farm near Wishek, North Dakota. “My family was always active in the church.

Growing up on a family farm, we attended a Lutheran country church close by the farm. As I got to confirmation age, I was the only student. So, we went to the big church in town,” said Michelle. “Church was a big part of our family and my life.”

After high school, Pastor Michelle headed to Minot State University and earned a degree in accounting. She married and started attending the church where her in-laws were involved, Vincent United Methodist Church in Minot, North Dakota. At Vincent UMC, she began teaching Sunday School, Vacation Bible School, and youth group. It was during that time she felt the tug of God’s call.

Pastor Michelle started a hybrid program at the Methodist Theological School in Ohio. The program involved some independent study and intensive, short-term coursework on campus. “The program was timely and fit my needs,” she said. However, she completed her degree in Deacon Studies at Garrett Evangelical Theological Seminary and was ordained a deacon.

After serving 15 years at Vincent UMC in Minot, Pastor Michelle headed to First UMC in Jamestown to serve as family ministry pastor.

While there, she was instrumental in starting Solid Foundations Daycare, and Axis, a middle school program.

Michelle is entering retirement after 28 years in active ministry. But that does not mean that her call to ministry is complete. She plans to write a Bible study curriculum, serve as the co-dean at Mission u for United Women in Faith (formerly UMW), and provide pulpit supply when requested.

Rev. Greg Kroger To all those who claim Christ, there is a call. The question is—what is that call, and how will we live that out.”

These are the words of Rev. Greg Kroger, who will retire after 35 years of ministry in the Dakotas Conference.

In confirmation, Greg Kroger first felt his call to ministry. “I began to grow in my faith. I committed to following Jesus. I found myself surrounded by people and friends that were committed to Christ. It was an intentional process of learning to love Jesus and growing in faith,” said Kroger.

During high school, he continued to grow in his faith and love for God and neighbor. He found his way with a close friend to Oral Roberts University in Oklahoma. While at Oral Roberts, he was part of the production crew for the TV ministry. He traveled with the Richard Roberts World Action Singers.

“It seemed like a good fit. So as an 18-year-old, I made the 600-mile trek to Tulsa,” said Kroger. “I started as a major in telecommunications and eventually changed my major to business.”

After graduating with his degree in business, Greg’s initial career was in health care administration. “We moved back to the upper Midwest and became an administrator at a clinic and then a couple of hospitals,” he said. “But as the years went on, my call became more apparent.

I saw my dad leave his sales career and head to seminary. Finally, it made sense that I should take the same steps. I knew it was the thing I needed to do.”

He began coursework at Sioux Falls Seminary and took a Hilltop United Methodist Church field ministry assignment. The following year he served at Wakonda, Irene, and Viborg while continuing to attend seminary.

In 1991, Pastor Greg was appointed to the Church of All Nations and North Highland UMCs in Aberdeen, South Dakota. He was ordained an elder in 1992 and appointed to First UMC in Rapid City, South Dakota as associate pastor. In 1999, Rev. Kroger was appointed to Lead and Deadwood United Methodist churches. After three years, Pastor Greg was appointed as one of the associate pastors at First UMC in Sioux Falls, South Dakota.

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He was called by Bishop Deborah Lieder Kiesey, who served as the episcopal leader for the Dakotas Area from 2004 to 2012, to serve as the district superintendent for the Glacial Lakes District and then the Bishop’s Assistant for Connectional Ministries.

Since his time on the cabinet, he has served at First United Methodist in Rapid City and Pierre, South Dakota. At both congregations, he has mentored new leaders in ministry and embraced technology as part of ministry.

In retirement, he and Joyceann will be living in Pine Island, Minnesota, where he’ll likely continue working in ministry in some capacity.

Rev. Mark Phillips Growing up as a “preacher’s kid”, a son of Dakotas Conference elder Glen Phillips, Mark Phillips often heard well-meaning folks ask him if he was going to be a pastor, too. Those messages, however well-intended, didn’t reach Mark’s heartstrings during his school and undergraduate years.

“I always just kind of blew those off,” Mark recalled, “because, it was people who were saying what they were ‘supposed to say,’ so I never gave it much real thought.”

tion years.

Pastor Mark went to Westmar College in LeMars, Iowa, and although he wasn’t intending to be a pastor, he was still intending to be involved in the church. “My faith was an important part of who I was,” he remembers. But God didn’t give up on Mark’s potential for ministry and kept on whispering to him throughout his higher educa-

Mark eventually earned his Master of Divinity degree there in Delaware, Ohio, and then continued at Methodist Theological Seminary of Ohio, becoming the first student to earn a Master of Liturgical Arts there.

His first appointment in the Dakotas was at Aberdeen First UMC, serving under Rev. Eldon Reich. After five formative years in Aberdeen, Mark and Ginger moved to serve the Wakonda, Irene, and Viborg, South Dakota charge, where they served for four years. Rev. Phillips later served churches in the Mandan, North Dakota area. He went out to serve at Trinity UMC in Lead, South Dakota. He will serve at Murdo and Draper in South Dakota until July 1.

“One of the things that my dad told me,” Mark recalled, “was, ‘Being a pastor in a local church is the only occupation that exists where you have the privilege of being in relationship with people at their most joyous moments of life, and their most difficult moments of life.’”

Ginger and Mark Phillips are retiring to the Sioux Falls area and are building a new home there.

Rev. Bob Ruedebusch “I am deep in my walk with God. God has guided me to walk alongside all kinds of people. By being a vehicle of God’s grace, I have been able to touch so many,” says Rev. Bob Ruedebusch, who currently serves as the Southwest District superintendent for the Dakotas Conference. Pastor Bob reflects on 42 years of ministry, a ministry that has allowed him to officiate at thousands of weddings and funerals.

Ruedebusch grew up attending a Missouri Synod Lutheran church. In eighth grade, he sang his first solo in church.

As a youth, he remembers watching his pastor preaching. Bob thought, “Maybe I could do that.”

He completed his Master of Divinity degree at Iliff Theological Seminary in Colorado. His first ministry jobs were serving as a youth pastor in Iowa Falls, Iowa, and in Canton, South Dakota, which was also his sponsoring church. Rev. Ruedebusch has also served the Dakotas Conference congregations of Riverview UMC in Huron, South Dakota, Virgil UMC in Virgil, South Dakota, the United Methodist Church in Canton, South Dakota, and 17 years at Canyon Lake UMC in Rapid City, South Dakota.

Currently he serves as the Southwest District Superintendent for the Dakotas Conference. Bob is no stranger to the district superintendent role he’s leaving, or the Southwest District. Prior to his 2012 appointment to Sioux Falls First UMC, he served as the district superintendent for the former Prairie Hills District, now Southwest District, of the Dakotas Conference from 2009-2012.

In retirement, Ruedebusch will continue to serve on the Conference Council on Finance and Administration (CCFA) during this time of denominational turbulence, and on the board of Tree of Life Ministries. He plans to live in the Rapid City and enjoy time with his wife Paula visiting friends and family.

“I will continue to coach senior pastors in our annual conference. Retirement is a transition to a different pace of life, which I’m loooking forward to, but I still want to look for ways to be connected and to serve that will be helpful,” said Bob.

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Rev. Glen Saylor Glen Saylor grew up attending church regularly through the support of his parents. After graduating from high school, he felt a call to ministry. Glen attended and graduated from a Bible College with a bachelor’s degree in bible studies, and then worked on a church plant for three years. From there he attended seminary and earned a Master of Divinity.

He continued serving as a pastor in that organization in two other churches for a total of six more years. Glen found himself struggling greatly with financial and emotional support from that denomination. Broken and desperate for help, he sought counsel from a former professor and who had been invited to pastor in the United Methodist Church. That professor introduced him to the Dakotas cabinet. In 1990, Pastor Glen was appointed to serve at Marion and Dickey, North Dakota. Two years later Judd was added to the charge. In 1994, he was appointed to the Hazen and Beulah charge. Pastor Mark served there for a little over two years.

In 1996, his health began deteriorating rather noticeably. After several doctor’s visits, he was diagnosed with Multiple Chemical Sensitivities. In October 1996, Pastor Glen was placed on disability leave. “I pretty much went into isolation with my home becoming my safe place free of chemicals,” said Saylor.

From 2000 until 2013 he has taught part-time extension classes for Mary University, Central Michigan University, and The King’s University, each semester testing to see how my body would handle the limited public exposure to chemicals in indoor class settings. He continues to work with doctors who specialize in Environmental Illnesses.

Pastor Glen said, “It was determined that my condition would be a lifetime struggle and that I needed to manage this condition mainly through avoidance of chemicals that triggered my symptoms. That meant continuing to limit my exposure to public places that, in our modern world, tend to be saturated with chemicals. Not wanting to live the rest of my life feeling isolated, victimized, and useless, and with the rise of the Internet, I began a ministry working out of my home in helping people become homeowners, who may not qualify for financing through traditional financial institutions. Some of my most successful homebuyers were immigrants from Mexico who just wanted to be part of the American dream and own their own home.”

In retirement, his ministry includes convincing friends and family, who wanted a better return on their money to partner with and put their funds to work and provide the resources to buy deeply discounted and distressed properties.

Rev. Mark Turner Mark Tuner grew up on a farm near Pocahontas, Iowa. He is a lifelong member of The United Methodist Church and was very involved during his high school years. He attended Iowa State University and majored in production agriculture. White at college he was involved in Navigators—an evangelical outreach group. That led to three years in Brazil as a missionary focused on agricultural development and the place where he met his wife, Angela.

The couple returned home and farmed for ten years in Iowa. Mark felt a call to go out into the mission field. They applied to Board of Global Ministries. Mark and Angela served for three years in Mutahara, Zimbabwe, working and building a school, hospital, and farm. While on leave back to the United States, violence erupted, they decided not to return.

The next stop was a school in Chile. Mark and Angela built relationships and an outreach program. Mark helped the community to develop livestock production and feed for the livestock. Their son was reaching his high school years and wanted to be back in the United States so they came back to the Sioux City area where Mark taught.

God’s call to ministry tugged on Mark’s heart. He found himself in licensing school and seeking to be assigned to a church. He applied to the Iowa and Dakotas Conference and accepted an appointment to the charge of Burke, Harrison in South Dakota, along with Jameson, Nebraska. He spent the next ten years at that appointment, including 7 years traveling to Sioux Falls Seminary to get his Master of Divinity.

In 2015, Pastor Mark accepted an appointment to serve at Marion, Dickey, and Jud in North Dakota. In retirement he will continue to serve half-time at Bowbells, Kenmare and Sherwood, North Dakota.

“We are all called to serve in different ways,” said Pastor Mark. “We should serve the Lord in whatever way we are called. Even when I was farming, I tried to serve God. It has all deepened my faith and how I understand and know God. Serving God is the best thing you can possibly do, whether you are in ministry or somewhere else.”

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Rev. Tim Vorlage Born in Japan while his father was stationed there in the US Air Force, and continuing globetrotting well into adulthood, Tim Vorlage never imagined calling the Dakotas his home. Although the mobility of a circuit rider was a natural fit, he didn’t see himself as a United Methodist pastor until late in his naval career. While discerning his call, a US Navy chaplain gave him a booklet about what Methodists believe. Already a devout believer with a passion for ministry, Tim was all-in with a denomination he’d never been a part of.

“Methodism was interesting to me because of its wide understanding of faith. When the navy launched the first Ohio class submarine, carrying ballistic missiles, a United Methodist pastor gave the convocation at the ceremony.

At the same time, in a rowboat in the middle of the river, was another United Methodist pastor protesting.” Tim thought to himself, “Yeah, I can see myself in that.”

After high school, Tim Vorlage joined the US Navy, and toured the world for 15 years, serving on submarines of different classes. Tim had always maintained his faith, but after retirement in 1995, went straight to United Theological Seminary in Dayton, Ohio. After being recruited by Revs. Penny Eberhart and Howard Grinager, Tim’s first appointment straight out of seminary was in Britton, South Dakota in 1998. He learned to be a pastor in Britton, also volunteering at the local hospice.

During his time in Britton, Tim recalls some great mentors. The first one was Rev. Emil Eberhart, who was serving at “nearby” Aberdeen North Highland UMC. “I was invited to their Tuesday morning clergy breakfasts. It was interesting to me to hear the discussion, and I discovered that the problems [in ministry] that I thought I was having all by myself were shared with other pastors having similar problems with their congregations.”

After serving Britton, Tim was appointed in 2003 to a five-point charge in north-central North Dakota, serving Cando UMC, Starkweather UMC, Egeland Presbyterian, Rock Lake UMC, and Rolla UMC. While there, he learned how to close a church that had completed its life expectancy, and the emotions involved in that type of loss.

Tim went on to serve Langdon UMC in Langdon, North Dakota in 2006, and to Hitchcock and Broadland UMCs in South Dakota in 2012. He is finishing his last appointment at Broadland UMC, where he’s been ¼ time since 2016.

Tim and Kathleen have two adult sons, one in Langdon and one in Huron, and plan to travel, spend time with their sons, and Tim’s even considering studying English poetry.

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Retiring Local Pastor Rev. Ken Mund “My whole life led up to being in the right place at the right time for many different things. I can see where the Lord prepared me. Maybe that is why I entered the ministry when I did. I can do many things that are an asset everywhere I have been in ministry,” said Rev. Ken Mund, who is retiring this year.

Pastor Ken Mund left behind 26 years as a high school band director to enter the ministry. He states he had no regrets. He loved being a band director and loved being a pastor. But, people said to him, “Why did you make this move?” He replied, “This is where the Lord is calling me. I have not doubted that once. God doesn’t grab until you are ready.”

After the two Mundt children had graduated from high school and were on their own, Ken was spending most of his free time at the church. Pastor Roger Spahr, who was serving as the lead pastor at Cornerstone UMC in Watertown, told Ken, “You are here every time I come. I think it’s time for you to change your life. I want you to come on staff, not as the choir director and technical director. You’ll still do that. I want you to become one of our pastors.”

Cornerstone became a learning opportunity to reach people through technology, scripture, and care ministry. The congregation was one of the first churches in the Dakotas Conference to live stream. Pastor Ken spent time studying scripture, preaching, doing visitation and care ministry.

In 2017, Rev. Randy Cross, who served as the Northeast District Superintendent, invited Mund to serve the United Methodist Church in Bottineau, North Dakota as the pastor.

“I thought I would retire there,” said Pastor Ken. “Rev. Kermit Culver asked me to think about serving at Faith UMC and Des Lacs UMC in Minot. However, I had some health issues that required travel to Minot. We prayed about it. So, we decided to move to Minot.”

In retirement, Pastor Ken and his wife Rhonda will move to Dallas, Texas, to be close to their grandchildren. “We want to get to know our grandchildren. We prayed and God said, ‘Yes, this is the right time to retire.’”

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IV. MINISTRY APPOINTMENTS *Ministry Appointments as of July 1, 2022

The following code system has been adopted to designate the status of the ministers appointed: AF Affiliate member-Par. 334.5, 344.4, 586.4 OF Full Member of other Denomination-Par. 346.2 AM Associate member-Par. 322, 369.1, 635.2h OL Other Local Pastor CLM Certified Lay Minister-Par.268 OP Provisional Member of other Ann. Conf.-Par. 346.1 DC Deaconess – Par.1913.2 OR Retired Member of other Ann. Conf.

DM Diaconal Minister - Par. 369.1 (2004 Discipline) PD Provisional Deacon-Par. 324, 325 DR Retired Diaconal Minister – Par. 357 (1992 Discipline) PE Provisional Elder-Par. 324, 325 FD Deacon in full connection-Par. 330 PL Part-time Local Pastor-Par. 318.2 FE Elder in full connection-Par. 335 RA Retired Associate Member-Par. 357 Full time Local Pastor-Par. 318.1 RD Retired Deacon in full connection-Par. 357 FL LM Certified Lay Minister-Par. 268 RE Retired Full Elder-Par. 357 RL Retired Local Pastor-Par. 320.5, 327.7 LTFT Less than full time-Par. 331.7, 338.2b, 428.7 OA Associate Member of other Ann. Conf.-Par. 346.1 SP Student Local Pastor-Par. 318.3 OD Deacon Member of other Ann. Conf.-Par. 331.8 SY Other Supplies – Used by GCFA for assigned pastors OE Elder Member of other Ann. Conf. or other Methodist TBS To be supplied denomination - Par. 346.1

NORTHEAST (NE) DISTRICT – Superintendent Kris Mutzenberger DISTRICT TOTAL UM CHURCHES: 53 ABERDEEN Area Total UM Churches: 14 ABERDEEN FAITH ABERDEEN FIRST ABERDEEN NORTH HIGHLAND BATH BRITTON / CLAREMONT / HECLA GROTON / CONDE LEOLA / FREDERICK / BARNARD UCC MELETTE NORTHWESTERN WEBSTER / BRISTOL-BUTLER

Total Charges: 9 Jack Erickson Derek Baum – Senior Pastor Mike Waldrop – Associate Lou Whitmer Loren and Pat Siefken Rodney Ulmer Brandon Dunham Don Peck Doug Duncan Molly Leger

WATERTOWN Area Total UM Churches: 11 CLARK/ GARDEN CITY CLEAR LAKE / GARY HENRY / KELLERTON MILBANK CENTRAL MILBANK PARKVIEW / BIG STONE CITY/ ORTONVILLE, MN

Total Charges: 7 Rob Salmonson Sandy Marquardt Bobby Postal (effective 11/1/2021) Thomas Bowsher Barbara J. McKewin Melissa Gall (secondary – effective 8/1/18)

WATERTOWN CORNERSTONE

Steven Anderson (effective 4/1/16) Luke Smith Mark Tracy Jen Tyler Bryce Blank

WATERTOWN FIRST WAHPETON Area Total UM Churches: 8 FAIRMOUNT / BRECKENRIDGE MN KINDRED CALVARY / WALCOTT ZION LISBON/ ENDERLIN / LISBON PC-USA MILNOR OAKES UMC / OAKES PCUSA WAHPETON EVERGREEN

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TOTAL CHARGES: 40

Total Charges: 6 Mark Gronseth Marvin Winstryg Chuck Belzer (effective 11/15/21) Tiana Bohn Robert Moorlach MaryAnn Bernard

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LTFT

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Status RE FL FL AM SY FL FL SY PL FL

Years 14 9 6 10 12 6 5 28 6 4

Status Years FE 1 FL 3 2 1/4 PL FE 8 3/4 OA (Minn.)

4 5 FD 3/4 1/2

OF (EC) FD FE FE PE

Status FE RA 1/2 OL (UCC) 1/4 PL FE FE

8 8 1 3 1 Years 10 1 2 2 2 3

FARGO Area Total UM Churches: 8 ARTHUR CASSELTON FARGO CALVARY FARGO FAITH FARGO FIRST

Total Charges: 8 Status FL Veronica Fleming (effective 6/1/2022) Randy Harwood 1/2 PL Henry Jenkins FE Ray Baker FE FE Ryan Mutzenberger (Lead Pastor) 3/4 OR (Minn.)

John Roberts Tamba Clark (4/17/19) (see also Ex. Ministry) 1/2 OE (AME) Served by UCC – Tim Bauer OL (UCC) Sara McManus FE

Years

Total Charges: 10 Thanael Certa-Werner Pulpit supply TBS Gary Johnson

Years

1/2

RL

4

GRAFTON FED UMC/PCUSA / MINTO KNOX PCUSA (Northern Valley Parish) GRAND FORKS ZION HAMILTON

Robin Dill (effective 6/6/16)

3/4

OF (PCUSA)

8

FE OF (EPC)

11 21

LARIMORE / ARVILLA PARK RIVER FEDERATED-UMC/PCUSA / FORDVILLE PCUSA

Raenelle Sorensen Jesse Irvine (effective 2/1/2022)

RL PL

15 2

FARGO CALVARY AFRICAN (new church start) HILLSBORO UNITED-UMC/UCC WEST FARGO FLAME OF FAITH UPPER VALLEY Area Total UM Churches: 12 CAVALIER TRINITY ST. THOMAS CRYSTAL DRAYTON / PEMBINA / HUMBOLDT MN (Upper Red River Valley Parish)

HOLMES/ SHARON TRINITY ELCA/ BEAVER CREEK ELCA

Status

PE

Chang Yi John Werth Pulpit supply 1/2 1/2

2

8 2 6 6 10 5 4

8 1

NORTHWEST (NW) DISTRICT– Superintendent Joel Winckler DISTRICT TOTAL UM CHURCHES: 59

JAMESTOWN Area Total UM Churches: 16 CLEVELAND EDGELEY WESLEY ELLENDALE UNITED UMC /PCUSA / ASHLEY EMMANUEL JAMESTOWN FIRST

Total Charges: 11 Darrell Losing (effective 10/1/16) Travis Voeltz Barbara Krumm (CLM Luke 10 team 2018-2021)

1/4 1/4

Status SY FL

3/4

PL

3/4

FE FL FE

MARION / DICKEY / JUD NORTONVILLE MEDINA / TAPPEN VALLEY CITY EPWORTH WIMBLEDON / KENSAL

Marty Toepke-Floyd Travis Voeltz (effective 3/1/22) Jennifer McDonald Luke 10 team: Chet Cataldo Jodi Cataldo Val Wagner Mark Britton Pulpit supply Brenda Goodman R. Duane Coates Jeanne Sortland

SPIRIT LAKE Area Total UM Churches: 6 CANDO / ROCK LAKE / ROLLA CARRINGTON FEDERATED-UMC/UCC DEVILS LAKE

Total Charges: 4 TBS Served by UCC -Rick Loewen Mike Flowers (also see Ext. Ministry to Spirit 1/2

LANGDON

Robert Blackburn

JAMESTOWN ST PAUL’S LEHR

3

TOTAL CHARGES: 42

Years 7 5 2

32 3

RE SY LTFT SY

2 2 3

FE

1

PL FE FE

5 1 5

1/4 1/4

1/2 1/2

Status

Years

OF (CCCC) FL

6 3

FL

2

Lake (1/2) (effective 06/01/2021)

46

DICKINSON Area Total UM Churches: 6 BEACH COMMUNITY FEDERATED -UMC/UCC BOWMAN DICKINSON (new faith community) ELGIN / EBENEZER UCC HAZEN HETTINGER

Total Charges: 6 Warren Maxted Ray Sherwood Supervised by Ross Reinhiller Allen Finger (effective 7/19/21) Kay Asche (effective 9/1/2021) Laurie Kidd

MINOT Area Total UM Churches: 13 BOTTINEAU UNITED-UMC / PCUSA BOWBELLS / KENMARE RENEW/ SHERWOOD (North Prairie Parish)

Total Charges: 9 Supplied by PCUSA Mark Turner

1/4

1/2

Status OF (AOG) OE (FM) FE OF (NAB) FL

Years 22 5 2 2 2 1

Status

Years

SY

RL

1

MARTIN / DRAKE LANSFORD / LANSFORD ELCA / GLENBURN ELCA MINOT FAITH / DES LACS

Pulpit supply Martha HarriSon

OF (ELCA)

8

Rick Craig

FL

1

MINOT VINCENT RUGBY EMMANUEL UNITED UMC/PCUSA VELVA WILLISTON

Mark Ehrmantraut (effective 11/1/21) TBS by PCUSA Geoff Hilton (Lay Supply 7/1/04-6/30/19)

FE

2

PL FE FD

19

BISMARCK Area Total UM Churches: 18 BISMARCK CALVARY BISMARCK LEGACY BISMARCK MCCABE

1/4

Ross Reinhiller Val Reinhiller

Total Charges: 12 Pulpit supply Brandon Vetter (Senior Pastor) Don Dinger (Associate Pastor) Legacy South Andy Early (effective 1/1/18) Jennifer Hallenbeck Orr (Worship) (effective 1/1/18)

Status 3/4 3/4

Karl Kroger BISMARCK CELEBRATE GRACE (new church start) LINTON / STERLING MANDAN MCCLUSKY / GOODRICH / CHASELEY MISSION BISMARK (new church start)

TBS

MOFFIT NAPOLEON / STREETER STEELE / TUTTLE TURTLE LAKE WASHBURN / CENTER

Served by Bismarck-Legacy Juwle Nagbe TBS Pulpit supply Annie Carlson (effective 9/1/21 as PL, 6/1/22

Marlin Sapp Bruce Adams Warren Rhodes Cory Thrall (effective 10/1/22) (see also Extension Ministry)

3/4 1/2

as FL)

7 7 Years

FE PL FL FE

8 7 5 9

FE

3

FL FE RE PL

9 11 13 2

FE

3

FL

2

SOUTHEAST (SE) DISTRICT – Superintendent Rebecca Trefz DISTRICT TOTAL UM CHURCHES: 68

3

TOTAL CHARGES: 59

BROOKINGS Area Total UM Churches: 14 ARLINGTON AURORA IMPACT BROOKINGS FIRST

Total Charges: 12 Joleen Pietrzak Donna Kuper Pete Grassow (effective 2/10/20)

CANISTOTA UNITED UMC/PCUSA COLTON / CHESTER DELL RAPIDS ELKTON UNITED UMC/UCC HARTFORD HOWARD BEACH LAKE PRESTON UMC/UCC, Lake Preston UCC MADISON WHITE / STERLING

Served by PCUSA Jerry Bertelson (effective 8/1/19)

Status PE 1/4 PL

Years 4 5 4 OE (MC of S. Africa)

Susan Jennys Jan Gross (effective 1/1/2022) Daren Junker Seth LaBounty Kimberly Hastings Kris Larson Peggy Hanson Mary Morgan (effective 10/1/2020)

47

3/4 PL 3/4 FE OF(AB) FE FL 1/2 RL FE 1/2 PL

4

9 4 20 4 3 3 1 3

HURON Area Total UM Churches: 16 BROADLAND CARPENTER DESMET / IROQUOIS (West Kingsbury Parish)

Total Charges: 12 TBS Brenda Wicks Tia Felberg (effective 10/1/2020)

1/4 3/4

PL PL

4 3

DOLAND

Eldon Reich Ministry Team Leader

1/4

RE

3

ESMOND HITCHCOCK HURON FIRST

Pulpit supply Steve Behrens Paul Manson (effective 8/1/2017) Teresa Person Paul Rowenhorst

3/4

RE FL PE

5 6 3 3

HURON RIVERVIEW / VIRGIL REDFIELD / FRANKFORT

Status

3/4

OF (Menn.

Brethren)

Years

TULARE UNITED-UMC/UCC WESSINGTON SPRINGS / ALPENA UNITED UMC/ UCC WOONSOCKET SPIRIT OF FAITH UMC/ELCA

Rey Colon Zach Kingery

3/4

PE PL

1 7

John E. Anderson

3/4

PL

4

SIOUX FALLS Area Total UM Churches: 12 BEN CLARE BRANDON CELEBRATION

Total Charges: 12 Krista Ducker Addy Kenkel (effective 6/1/21) Josh Willprecht (effective 6/1/21)

FLANDREAU

Janice Thompson

GARRETSON UNITED UMC/UCC

SIOUX FALLS HILLTOP SIOUX FALLS SOUTHERN HILLS SIOUX FALLS SUNNYCREST SIOUX FALLS ‘THE COLLECTIVE’ (new church start) SIOUX FALLS WESLEY

Brian Gregg 1/4 Julie Gregg 1/2 (Both lay supply 4/15/19-6/30/19) Kyle Reinhiller Kip Roozen Matt Morrison (Associate) Adam Weber (Lead Pastor) Travis Waltner (Exec. Pastor Content/ Missions) 3/4 3/4 Chuck Smith (effective 1/1/17) (Care Pastor) Brian Rock (SY 4/15/19-6/30/19) (Campus Pastor) 3/4 3/4 Travis Finke (Exec. Pastor of Operations) Sara Nelson Jordan Louks Rodney Knock Don Vanderlip 3/4 Charles Moore 1/4 Jordan Buchholz (also see Ext. Ministries) Manuel Loaeza (effective 4/1/17)

MITCHELL Area Total UM Churches: 14 ALEXANDRIA

Total Charges: 12 TBS

ETHAN GEDDES KIMBALL PROTESTANT PARISH MITCHELL DOWNTOWN FIRST MITCHELL FUSION OLIVET PLANKINTON / WHITE LAKE MONTROSE SALEM UNITE STICKNEY WAGNER / TYNDALL

Tara Bush Wayne Huber Derek Runge Keith Nelson Taryn Ragels Arlyn Coalter (effective 9/1/20) TBS Valerie Hummel LaBounty TBS Bill Hoffman TBS

HARRISBURG SIOUX FALLS ASBURY SIOUX FALLS EMBRACE

(St Croix Campus/ Tea Campus/ 57th Campus/ Sertoma Campus)

SIOUX FALLS FIRST

48

1/4 3/4 1/4

Status PL SY PL PE PL PE

5 5

FE FE PE FE PL PL PL PL FE FE PE PL FL PL FL

12 16 6 16 10 7 5 6 3 2 1 6 6 1 7

Status 1/2

3/4 1/2

1/2

Years 1 3 3 1

Years

SY FL FL FE PL RE

1 12 5 7 3 3

FE

4

RE

3

YANKTON Area Total UM Churches: 12 BERESFORD ZION CANTON ELK POINT UNITED UMC/UCC GAYVILLE-VOLIN HURLEY NORTH SIOUX CITY ARK

Total Charges: 11 John Schomberg Clay Lundberg Dave Bambas Jeff Vore (effective 8/1/21) Ron Olson Christine Cappetta

PARKER VERMILLION WAKONDA / IRENE VIBORG YANKTON FIRST

Rick Andrus Jordan Minnich Kjesbo (effective 8/1/21) Judy Sayler Val Rush Katie Ricke

(Lay supply 10/1/18-6/30/19)

Status Years FL 1 FE 3 OL(UCC) 12 RL

2

3/4 1/2

FE PL

4 5

3/4

PL

SY

2

3/4 1/4

PL RE FE

9 7 3

1/4

1/2

6

SOUTHWEST (SW) DISTRICT – Superintendent Dan Bader DISTRICT TOTAL UM CHURCHES: 47 PRAIRIE HARVESTER Area Total UM Churches: 11 CRESBARD / TOLSTOY

EUREKA FAULKTON GETTYSBURG / ONIDA / AGAR (Wheatland Parish)

Total Charges: 36 Total Charges: 7 Seth Duncan (effective 9/1/2021, SY from 7/1/2020 to 8/31/2021))

Shawn Abbas Shawn Stoll Jeff Adel Janet Madsen MILLER Teresa Whetsel SELBY / MOBRIDGE Darla Hadrick TIMBER LAKE FEDERATED–UMC/ELCA/AB / ISABEL Served by ELCA (Teri Gayer) UCC NORTHERN HILLS Area Total UM Churches: 7 BELLE FOURCHE CAMP CROOK / BUFFALO UCC FAITH/ MARCUS PCUSA LEAD TRINITY PIEDMONT GRACE SPEARFISH STURGIS

Total Charges: 7 Cheryl Fadley Jerry Densmore Connie Eichinger Jason Christensen John Britt John Madvig Jenene Earl

WINNER Area Total UM Churches: 8 BURKE / HERRICK (United in Faith Parish) COLOME GREGORY MURDO / DRAPER/ WHITE RIVER WINNER

Total Charges: 5 Sarah Herman Ron Snethen Elmo Herman Cheryl Nymann John Price Royal Archer

PIERRE Area Total UM Churches: 8 HIGHMORE / HARROLD BLUNT

Total Charges: 5 TBS Thomas Carlson Beata Ferris Jeff Lathrop Thomas Carlson (as part of the Lyman Parish) Beata Ferris (as part of the Lyman Parish) Royal Archer Jerry Bottger (pulpit supply) (eff.9/1/21) Ashton Diede (Communications) Thomas Carlson Beata Ferris

PIERRE FIRST PRESHO / KENNEBEC / RELIANCE (Lyman County Parish)

MISSION

TBS

49

1 3/4

Status PL

3/4

OF (RCA) SY FE CLM PE PL

1/4 1/2

1/4

3/4 1/4

1/4

1/4

1/4 1/4 3/4 3/4

Status FE PL PL FL FL OF FE

Years 2 2 1 12 9 5 6

Years 4 8 11 1 3 1 12

Status FE

Years 3 OF (NAZ) 31 FE 3 FL 1 RE 3 RE 3 Status

Years

SY CLM FE SY CLM RE RE SY SY CLM

1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1

RUSHMORE Area Total UM Churches: 13 EDGEMONT UNITED UMC-UCC FAIRBURN (Supervised by Ed Coates) HOT SPRINGS FEDERATED-UMC/AB/PCUSA PHILIP UNITED UMC/PCUSA / INTERIOR PCUSA PRAIRIE VIEW PRINGLE RAPID CITY CANYON LAKE RAPID CITY FIRST RAPID CITY KNOLLWOOD HEIGHTS RAPID CITY OPEN HEART RAPID CITY THE ROAD (new church start) RAPID VALLEY WALL / WASTA

Total Charges: 12 Served by ELCA Jerry Simmons Served by PC-USA (David Cook) Kathy Chesney Kori Lehrkamp

John McKnight Scott McKirdy Stephanie Eliason Barry Whipkey, Senior Pastor Jeff Hauser, Associate Pastor Sharla McCaskell Michele Slott Jeff Hauser (eff. 5/1/22, also see Ext. Ministries) Quaya Ackerman (effective 10/1/21) Russell Masartis

Status 1/4

1/4

1/4

3/4 1/2

SY

Years

FE FE RE FE FL

2 3 15 4 3 1 1

FL FL FL PE FL PE RE

4 2 12 3 2 2 8

OL (PCUSA)

APPOINTMENTS TO EXTENSION MINISTRIES (¶344) (1a) Appointments within the Connectional Structures of United Methodism Allen, Joel - CC Mitchell Fusion DWU, Mitchell, SD Bader, Dan Southwest District Superintendent Blair, Neil - CC Mitchell Downtown First St. Paul School of Theology, Kansas City, MO 1/4 Jordan Buchholz Sioux Falls The Collective (new church start) Clark, Tamba New Church Plant Fargo Calvary African (effective 4/15/19) 1/2 Eberhart, Rebecca - CC Mitchell Downtown First GETS Seminary, Evanston, IL

Status Years FE 10 FE 1 FE 7 PL 1 OE (AME) 5 FE 13

Eberhart, Timothy - CC Mitchell Downtown First

GETS Seminary, Evanston, IL

FE

11

Flowers, Mike - CC Fargo-First

Children of the Harvest/ Spirit Lake Ministry Center, Sheyenne, ND (1/2) (and see Devils Lake (1/2))

FL

12

Hauser, Jeff

Rapid City The Road (new church start) (effective 5/1/22)

FL

2

Ingebretson, Ben Jacobsen, David - CC Vermillion Lint, Paul Mutzenberger, Kris - CC Fargo First Ryoo, Keihwan – CC Rapid City First

Director of New Church Development (effective 1/1/16) Boston University School of Theology, Boston, MA Wesley Acres Camp Director (effective 5/10/16) Northeast District Superintendent Executive Secretary of the Korean Caucus of the UMC

OF (REF) FE FE FE FE

7 11 8 3 2

Thrall, Cory

Mission Bismarck (effective 10/1/21)

PL

2

Trefz, Rebecca - CC Mitchell Fusion

Executive Director of Ministries and Southeast District Superintendent Garrett-Evangelical (1/4) and Sioux Falls Seminary (1/2) Chaplain, DWU Campus Northwest District Superintendent

FE

9 3 7 7 3

Trefz, Steven - CC Mitchell Fusion Van Meter, Eric - CC Mitchell Fusion Winckler, Joel - CC Mandan

3/4

1/2

3/4

FE FE FE

(1b) Under Endorsement by the General Board of Higher Education and Ministry Budd, Paul - CC Watertown First John Knox Village, Lee's Summit, MO Kattelmann, Brad - CC Brookings Army Chaplain, Fort Benning GA Phillips, Randall - CC Sturgis Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN

Status FE FE FE

Years 38 4 18

(1c) Elders in Service Under the General Board of Global Ministries

Status

Years

(1d) Other Extension Ministries Avery, Martin - CC Fargo Faith Dorfman, Tiffany

Status FE FL

Years 2 3

Ellingson, Mark - CC Holmes Freed, Dan Gregg, Julie Johnsen, Mark Johnson, Teri

Gran Lutheran, Mayville ND (effective 12/01/2021)

Chaplain at Luther Manor and Sanford Medical Center, Sioux Falls, SD (effective 6/1/21) LifeSource (effective 8/31/2020) Avera Heart Hospital Chaplaincy, Sioux Falls Spirituel Direction, Sioux Falls (effective 9/15/2021) United Church of Christ, Brookings SDSU, Brookings SD

50

FE FE PE FE FE

3 4 2 2 3

Kersey-Russell, Jeanine Kimball, Paul Matthews, Shelly - CC Wahpeton Richards, Leisa - CC Aberdeen North Highland Richards, Matthew Steffes, Carli - CC Sioux Falls First Vondergeest, Craig - CC Jamestown St. Paul’s Walters, Gary

ND State Penitentiary Platte Student Ministries, SD Brite Divinity School, Ft. Worth, TX Leisa Richards Law, P.C., Albuquerque, NM Avera@Home as Hospice Chaplain and Mitchell Congregational UCC 1/4 Avera Heart Hospital, Sioux Falls SD (effective 5/1/18) Presbyterian College -- Clinton, SC and ½ time Pastor at Lupo Memorial, Clinton, SC (effective 11/1/17) Kirk Funeral Home, Rapid City, SD

FE FL FE FE FE

5 4 11 11 3

PL FE

5 18/6

FE

4

APPOINTMENTS UNDER PROVISIONS Appointments Under the Provisions of ¶331 (Deacons and Provisional Deacons to Various Ministries) Gall, Melissa Milbank Public School District Walters, Laura New Underwood School District

Status FD FD

Years 5 4

Appointments Under the Provisions of ¶345 – NONE (Ecumenical Shared Ministries)

Status

Years

Appointments Under the Provisions of ¶346.1 (other AC or Methodist Denominations) Anderson, Jennifer Minnesota Conference Bartel, Andrew Alaska Conference Birkeland, David Minnesota Conference Bockwoldt, Stan Wisconsin Conference Clade, Nicole Minnesota Conference Iverson, Justin Illinois Great Rivers (effective 8/1/22) Krueger, Autumn Alaska Conference Miller, Theta Kentucky Conference Nelson, Cliff Minnesota Conference (effective 6/1/20) Zeck, Rich Minnesota Conference

Status FE FE RA FE FE FE FE FE RE FE

Years 6 8 3 8 3 1 6 1 3 8

Status

Years

Status FE FE FD FE

Years 2 2 2 4

Family Leave of Absence ¶353 (2.b) -- NONE

Status

Years

Transitional Leave of Absence ¶353 (2.c) -- NONE

Status

Years

Medical Leave ¶356 Baird, Howard Broschat, Lori Duemig, Robert Kloster, Kevin Zachrison, Dayne

Status FE FE FE FE FE

Years 7 3 4 3 2

Deaconesses ¶415.7 – NONE

Status

Years

Appointments to Attend School ¶416.6 – NONE

Status

Years

Sabbatical Leave ¶351 – NONE Voluntary Leave of Absence ¶353 (2.a) Eidem, DeAnn Sumers, Thomas Tracy, Joy Trapp, Dean

2nd year (effective 6/1/22) 2nd year (effective 2/1/22) 2nd year (effective 4/1/22) 4th year (effective 9/1/19)

7th year (effective 5/4/2017) 3rd year (effective 6/1/2021) 4th year (effective 12/1/2019) 3rd year (effective 10/1/2020) 2nd year (effective 1/1/2022)

1/4

Certified Candidates for Ministry – Not Appointed Northeast District Natalie Buck, Janson Stefan Northwest District Alyssa Quade Southeast District Jared Cass, Taylor Johnson, Tyler Kopp, Amber, Laffey, Jason Martens, Randy Hedge Southwest District Kara Heagel, Brett Roes, Kippy Udehn

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